ShempMcGurk wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: > >> ShempMcGurk wrote: >> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Very interesting article about what is going on in Greece but also in >>>> Turq's new digs. Apparently there was a general strike yesterday in >>>> good ol' Spain: >>>> >>>> "On Tuesday, Spain's cities were shut down by unionized workers >>>> protesting its left-wing government's plan to raise the retirement age >>>> to 67 and cut spending in order to deal with its own serious fiscal >>>> situation. >>>> >>>> Spain has debt of 54 per cent of GDP and a deficit of more than 11 per >>>> cent, plus unemployment levels that approach 20 per cent and a >>>> housing-market collapse." >>>> >>>> Article here: >>>> >>>> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/greece-reels-amid-debt-crisis/article1480221/ >>>> >>>> >>>> The US hasn't had much in the way of any General Strikes, just a few by >>>> some unions. Maybe it is time we give it a whirl? Could be a hoot. >>>> How about April 15th? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I'm surprised you didn't choose May 1st. >>> >> I didn't choose it, as I mentioned in my reply to Turq it was suggested >> by a caller to Thom Hartmann's show. April 15th is a date that the >> government's approval rating will be at its lowest since people are so >> pissed preparing or sending in their tax returns. Easiest to get the >> most people out on that date on both sides of the aisle. But I'm sure >> you're so concerned about being a "good little puppy" you're happy about >> sending in your return and even paying early. >> >> > > > Correct me if I'm wrong, Bhairitu, but aren't you the one who wants the Dems > and Obama to institute all those socialist programs like free health care for > everyone and Cap and Trade and all those things that will increase spending > more and more? > > If so, then it is you who should be happy about sending your tax dollar to > the federal government. April 15 is the day to remind you of that. May 1st > is even better because it is May Day, the Communist International Day of > Solidarity.
Your appraisal is simple-minded. No responsible liberal wants to pay more taxes. We don't want what we pay squandered on foreign wars. I, like you, don't want to pay so much in taxes. I don't know if you've ever earn 100K+ a year like I did in the 1990s and see a big chunk going out in taxes. It made me understand why people become Republicans. So much I was paying in taxes was being wasted. But instead of becoming a Republican I chose to speak out more and complain to my legislators. As for socialism you should know by now my solution is a well run commons (things we all need access to regardless of our income level) and that can only be accomplished through social programs and not the private sector. I would limit capitalism to small business only. Things that require large businesses to operate could be done with an amalgamation of smaller businesses. BTW, I prefer to work for myself too. I didn't come to this through naive ideologies but from first observing a close family member who was a big businessman and how he and his associates had little scruples when it came to ethics. I saw his (half generation older than me) as the forerunner of the unethical types that took over Wall Street in the 80's and 90's. He even operated a company that had government contracts and heard about his dealings with government officials including our state senators. He attended a nearby liberal arts college that many of the wealthy sent their kids to and one of his frat buddies was the son of the president of a very notorious multinational company. And I believe his son took over the reins later. And BTW my experiences included getting to know intelligence operatives in on the deals too. That's why I have a little more insight than most on conspiracies. I'm going to write a brief review "The Informant" which I watched last night. It is a good expose on how corporate businesses run wildly. They really don't know what they are doing and in most cases just winging it. When I was offered the management job at the software company I had reservations about it and asked my sister who was a manager at an insurance underwriter and she told me "just fake it as no one knows what they are doing and after a while you'll figure it out." I once chatted with a top level professor of management at Harvard-Princeton and he told me the same thing and he felt that many of his students were clueless. Management is hard thing to teach because it is a constantly changing field.
