Rubbish. On Feb 1, 9:47 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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