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raise the capital needed to

jollyroger — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 01:28:48 +0000

In reply to The book looks interesting. I

raise the capital needed to buy it.

Myself, I don't read books, but I do listen to Terry Gross and Leonard Lopate for the book tour.

The book looks interesting. I

moat — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:55:59 +0000

In reply to Capitalism and democracy

The book looks interesting. I will have to see if I can raise the capital needed to buy it.

I understand the gloomy forecast regarding inevitable inequality. The need to approach the matter as global system sounds like the author hasn't given up on democracy per se but has sketched out the scope of work needed for us to intervene in the ongoing process.

Piketty points to a brief

jollyroger — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:10:05 +0000

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Piketty points to a brief period when the poisonous impact of capital accumulation was moderated by unusual factors

""The six decades between 1914 and 1973 stand out from the past and future, according to Piketty, because the rate of economic growth exceeded the after-tax rate of return on capital. Since then, the rate of growth of the economy has declined, while the return on capital is rising to its pre-World War I levels.

Well, if capitalism and

Aaron Carine — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:00:07 +0000

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Well, if capitalism and democracy can't co-exist, then there has never been democracy.

Capitalism and democracy

jollyroger — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:07:32 +0000

In reply to Wherein we Abolish the Income Tax, Obviate the Debt Ceiling, and End the Deficit. Fuck Income, Tax Wealth

Capitalism and democracy cannot co-exist.

...if capital incomes are more concentrated than incomes from labor (a rather uncontroversial fact), personal income distribution will also get more unequal The only way to halt this process, (Piketty) argues, is to impose a global progressive tax on wealth – global in order to prevent (among other things) the transfer of assets to countries without such levies. A global tax, in this scheme, would restrict the concentration of wealth and limit the income flowing to capital.

sell the damn streetJust the

jollyroger — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:31:51 +0000

In reply to Let us just collect all our

sell the damn street

Just the naming rights-hence, the old New York State Theatre at lincoln center--The David H. Koch...

Why not The Goldman, Sachs White House", The Walmart Library of Congress" (what the fuck, they really own them already...)

Let us just collect all our

Richard Day — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:59:19 +0000

In reply to Wherein we Abolish the Income Tax, Obviate the Debt Ceiling, and End the Deficit. Fuck Income, Tax Wealth

Let us just collect all our taxes from toll booths.

I mean, sell the damn streets and roads and freeways to private contractors.

And every two blocks or so you have to pay a toll.

It would take care of all our car emission probs and obesity!

People would think, fuck, I can just walk to the store.

just thinkin!!!

the repugnants fear Cf John

jollyroger — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:23:16 +0000

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the repugnants fear

Cf John C,. Calhoun in the Senate: "Don't steal all of Mexico, you idiots! Do you want 10,000,000 brown voters? Just take the top half."

Now I've read the dog story.

jollyroger — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:18:54 +0000

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Now I've read the dog story. It's sensible. I always advise guys with young kids to give the kid a big dog--in five years, your kid can't stand to have you around-you can't protect her-she sneaks out. The dog goes with her.

If such a thing is even

jollyroger — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:12:58 +0000

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If such a thing is even possible.

Given the crossover between war and police power, I'm afraid it's just where we are going, and the warondrugs=warongangs=waronorganized minority resistance. I'm gonna do a post on it as soon as I think it through. I think the real reason the ruling class apparatchiks keep an obviously failed drug policy is that it enables minorty control..The racial setencing disparity isn't a bug, it's a feature. It means they can invade the ghetto in force at any time and if you watch the jurisprudence that just got a real "atta boy" in that last no-knock case.

Remember, the Latino vote is what the repugnants fear more than anything (even the african-american vote!)