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brick4sale (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The French protest over everything and anything if you want to increase the economy you need to be get of a mandatory 35-hour week laws and cut some of the ridiculous benefits that some employees get. France simply cannot afford to allow people to retire at 50 with huge benefits and guarantee all French people jobs with enormous time off and the same benefits, unions serve a purpose but you cannot let them get out of control as they are in France.
scoobyDx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
true, very true also decreasing production in hugo chavez's venezuala and nigeria make an impact.Of course it's always people with little disposable income who feel the crunch first.. the wealthy don't catch a wiff of it until things get REALLY bad.a shame...
scoobyDx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ok - so let's say you and i are competing for a job collecting garbage, and you are only willing to work 30 hours but i'm willing to work 40. Should you be allowed to get the government to force time to stop working because you happen to prefer playing?What if i'm not the only person relying on my income and i need the extra money? How can you suggest it is moral to prevent me from feeding my family because YOU like to play, and are unwilling to compete with me?
lastnymleft (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Those that work because they are lonely otherwise exist, but are few in number. Nobody works 2 or even 3 jobs because they WANT to. People work because inflation is rampant (despite the gov's fudged figures) and they are hurting. Greenspan and Bernanke have been flooding the world with USD to prop up an unsustainable US economy. Each USD created out of thin air devalues every USD already in existence, meaning more are required to buy the same amount of goods. Hence rising oil, wheat, rice, etc.
lastnymleft (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The only people that like Corporatism are the Corporatists - the Elite that benefit from the system. Consider:Communism is socialized profits, socialized losses.Socialism is socialized profits, privatized losses.Capitalism is privatized profits, privatized losses.Corporatism is privatized profits, socialized losses.We need to counter Corporatism, and get it back to Capitalism:NO corporate bailoutsNO corporate subsidiesNO "managed" trade agreements (eg NAFTA)NO gov/biz revolving doorEtc
lastnymleft (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My principles are consistent. YOU don't get it:Mussolini declared that fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism, because it was the merger between the Corporations and the State, ie between Big Business and Big Government.Because it is a MERGER, they are one and the same. To increase the power of one is to increase the power of the other. "Progressives" that rail against the evils of Corporatism reflexively call for more regulations, without realizing that just feeds the beast
zndprophet (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
it is a choice for some. A lot of people in the US are lonely, and workaholics, so they really feel empty when they leave work-its the only place they interact with people, and they can use the money to buy things so people will like them more.Of course, Im not like that, so I find a way to live cheaper, like getting roomates, and I work less hours. Some people in America like work more than they like play, it scares me. I'd definitely fit in better in France.
zndprophet (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Government is there to check and balance things, so that rich assholes don't get together and take over everything! Don't you get it-the same shit you're afraid of in the discussion above-is the same thing you want to enable in this ONE!The problem isnt the government-its the government not doing ENOUGH. If the government doesnt do anything....well...you can be my serf and I'll be your lord, because I am not a sheep, and so I will be dead, or a noble or lord...you will be a serf.
EUamerican (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Here in the US people are working 12 hour days - whether they like it or not...No doubt family life suffers, as well a physical and mental health. Working more hours needs to be a choice - and not forced!
lastnymleft (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
znd: I'm commenting on Obama because the specific accusation was regarding lack of specificity in the answers in the debate and on the campaign trail in general.McCain is WRONG, but at least he's specific, so the comment doesn't apply. Obama is WRONG (because he follows the same CFR agenda as McCain), but is DELIBERATELY being vague, and unspecific, so the comment appliesI think they are both scum. All the CFR-candidates (Obama, Clinton, Edwards, McCain, Romney, Giuliani, Huck, etc.) are |
