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You are uninformed. The recent (last 25 years) gains in both China and India were from dumping marxist fail and utilizing free market principles. Indeed China is doing well because its done just that.
They still have their money taken and used for left wing causes, and in the case of county and city govt (notably city workers and school district employees) it is indeed true.
Big govt supports big govt. Power looks out for itself.
Limited liability, for starters. Tax them all equally, that's another good step. Repeal citizens united...corporations aren't people. And if they are, then put a few to death for heinous crimes committed.
That would just be the opening salvo towards leveling the playing field for business in this country.
we can repeal citizens united at the exact same time, all money goes out of politics
repeat....all money
candidates would be given a budget by local/state/feds depending on what they are running for
no money from pacs, lobbyists, companies, or persons allowed in any election
you stand on your own....no party backing you with millions and millions
if citizens wish to donate to the process, they donate to the fund that all monies are paid out of....with zero political affiliation
no entity can campaign for a candidate (no lobbyists, no unions, no robocalls, no pac ads, nothing)
i have zero issue getting rid of citizens united....lets change the entire freaking think though
It isn't Walmart. Go find me some AMerican made products to buy ANYWHERE. It's not easy to do. The finest clothing stores are selling Chinese crap.
I think its reprehensible to allow people to starve. I also think they deserve the same opportunities as these ppl had. And furthermore the majority of amazingly wealthy people (see Paris Hilton or her father) did NOTHING to earn their wealth. They were just lucky.
Basically I think they deserve the opportunity to work, at a fair and equal pay, and that it has never been afforded to them in our country's history.
Globalization and international trade is not a contributing factor, IMO. What is lost in manufacturing wages is made up by the low prices, so it evens out in terms of cost of living. Comparative advantage allows for a diversification of what is produced, thus more wealth overall is produced.
Low prices don't completely offset wage losses. Rents/mortgages don't go down. Energy as well. There's an offset, but it doesn't equal out.
And too many of those cheap products are just that. Cheap. False economy. The can opener that costs half what a "good" one does doesn't last as long, and often requires so many replacements to equal the lifespan of the better one that its a net loss.
Why? Why is it reprehensible? They've had the same opportunities, largely they've squandered them. They had a chance for an education, they screwed it up. They had a chance to live responsibly, they didn't do it. They got involved in things that harmed or ruined their lives, they didn't learn their lessons when they had a chance, they didn't get the experiences they were supposed to get or develop the skills they should have developed and now you want to give them extra privileges when they haven't earned them?
Are you out of your mind?
what happened to people like that 50, 100, 150 years ago
people who just didnt want to get with the program?
did ranchers keep them on their drives? or force them out into the wilderness?
we have always had those who wanted to do as little as possible.....
but unlike now, those people werent treated as kindly as they are now
they were thrown out on their ass.....
they were put into debtor's prisons
they rummaged around garbage dumps for scraps to eat
and they died.....lots and lots of them died
and i ask myself.....
are we making the right decisions enabling them today?
i really wonder at times
But people don't care about that or even think in those terms. They care about what it costs now. If they have to buy another one in a month, that's a couple of paychecks under their belt, they'll happily buy another one.
You are uninformed. The recent (last 25 years) gains in both China and India were from dumping marxist fail and utilizing free market principles. Indeed China is doing well because its done just that.
Not sure what you are getting at. I'm saying international trade is not causing income inequality. In fact, it is dramatically raising the living standards of less wealthy nations as we speak. It is bridging the gap.
Well, that and they are manipulating the value of their currency to give their products an unfair advantage on the open market, as well as bringing jobs to their shores by short sighted business owners.
Except that unions are not government.
But yes, big government supports big government, which is why neither party has ever cut back the size and power of the federal government. The main difference between the two parties is the lip service that they pay to "limited government", but lip service is all it is.
It would be much better if neither big business nor big unions were supporting candidates and lobbying Congress, but if the boss has influence in Washington, then the workers need to have influence in Washington as well.
It's indisputable fact that income inequality in the United States has grown substantially in the past few decades.
Median nominal incomes, adjusted for inflation, have not gone up in the USA since the 50's. (Median is the halfway point, so we are talking about the middle-earner). In contrast, the per capita GDP has risen quite dramatically, due to the increased purchasing power of the upper echelon.
I pose three questions to you:
1.) What has caused this phenomenon
2.) What are the long term implications if the trend is allowed to continue
3.) What, if anything, should be done to adjust our course
Thanks
we can repeal citizens united at the exact same time, all money goes out of politics
repeat....all money
candidates would be given a budget by local/state/feds depending on what they are running for
no money from pacs, lobbyists, companies, or persons allowed in any election
you stand on your own....no party backing you with millions and millions
if citizens wish to donate to the process, they donate to the fund that all monies are paid out of....with zero political affiliation
no entity can campaign for a candidate (no lobbyists, no unions, no robocalls, no pac ads, nothing)
i have zero issue getting rid of citizens united....lets change the entire freaking think though
False economy. An illusion that one is saving money while their can opening costs actually go up.
New Balance makes sneakers in America. Only one I know of.
This is true, but India isn't known for that and they also have seen a massive exodus from poverty, after decades of failed marxist policies.
Not true. The wealth gap in india continues to grow steadily, and again while the birth of a middle class their has pulled some out of poverty, it has delved others deeper into it.
Since govt employees are REQUIRED to join these public sector unions, and since the money they forcibly take are spent supporting dems, even against the wishes of the employee-thats not good enough.
It's nothing the government has any business interfering in.
Moreover, it's no cause for concern whatsoever.
If the Republican candidates offered union support, I'm sure the money would follow. Conservatives unfortunately don't appreciate a fair and balanced debate between organized business matched with organized labor.
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