There is no fair system. Yet. On Feb 1, 3:20 am, "\"Lone Wolf\"" <[email protected]> wrote: > Please explain how capitalism is not a failed system when poverty, war > and misery have exploded exponentially over the last 3 decades, the > environment is choking to death as millions of jobs are being lost > worldwide every week—even large monopolies are collapsing. > > We have the added spectacle that those who promote and defend the > system not being able to explain why this crisis has occurred and > putting an effective strategic solution in place—after all if we are > to accept this system is the highest possible level of social economic > relations as we have been led to believe then it is fair to assume > that there is evidence to support this. Do we normally accept what we > are told at face value when dealing with important issues in our daily > lives, or do we seek evidence to guide us when making important > decisions? > > Human nature is fascinating. We are always dubious of the honesty and > integrity of insurance salesmen, used car salesman and politicians > etc, yet the system itself cannot be questioned when it is obvious > that it constitutes the biggest failure and source of disaster in > human history. > > UNEQUIVOCAL PROOF. > > Anyone care to provide a solution that will can turn a system of > destruction into a system of benevolence and progress > > • The wealthiest 10% of the world’s population accounted for 59% of > total private consumption > > • The wealthiest 20% of the world’s population accounted for 76.6% of > total private consumption > > • The poorest fifth of the world’s population accounted for just 1.5% > of total private consumption > > • The poorest 10% of the world’s population accounted for just 0.5% of > total private consumption > > • At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day > > • The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 > percent of global income. > > • The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income > > • The wealthiest nation on Earth (the USA) has the widest gap between > rich and poor of any industrialized nation > > • In 2005, the world’s billionaires, about 500 people (approx > 0.000008% of the world’s population) were worth $3.5 trillion (over 7% > of world GDP) > > • In 2004 the total wealth of the richest 8.3 million people increased > by 8.2% to $30.8 trillion, giving them control of nearly one quarter > of the world’s financial assets. In other words about 0.13% of the > world’s population controlled 25% of the world’s assets > > • From 1960 to 1997 the average income of the wealthiest 20% of the > population in the developed countries went from 30 times that of the > median income to 74 times median income > > An analysis of long-term trends showing the distance between the > richest and poorest countries > • 3 to 1 in 1820 > • 11 to 1 in 1913 > • 35 to 1 in 1950 > • 44 to 1 in 1973 > • 72 to 1 in 1992 > > 12% of the world’s population use 85% of the world’s water > One quarter of the world’s people live without electricity > Half the world’s children live in poverty > Approximately half the world’s population live in cities—in 2005 one > in three were living in slums > In 2003 10.8 million children died before the age of five due to > poverty related causes > > NB. Whether socialism is or has been a failure is not an issue. The > Question is, does the current system work or does it not? If it does > not, then it must be changed—only then does socialism becomes an > issue. Also using the supposed failure of socialism to defend the > maintaining of the utterly discredited capitalist system is cynical > and dishonest. > > FORGET IDEOLGY AND PROVIDE A WORKABLE SOLUTION. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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