how come then all the wealthiest countries with the highest average
income and the lowest unemployment are in and around DC
how come all the black working class people are leaving DC and being
replaced with mainly white lawyers?
the government sure appears to be redistributing from you to them
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Stephen Stink <not4udude@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Saturday, September 25, 2010
>
> The Monopolization of Wealth
>
> I was more annoyed than a Libertarian who doesn't have enough money
> to pay for parking in a private lot. It bugs me to no end when the
> right wing media uses a catch phrase that is erroneous and just plain
> wrong. For example: "The Redistribution of Wealth." The couch potato
> dolt that watches Fox News and hears one of their pseudo-pundits utter
> that phrase automatically assumes it to be true. They think that Karl
> Marx authored the phrase. No sir re, bob! Actually, the origins of
> the phrase are unknown. A lot of early 20th Century economists, like
> the archconservative Henry C. Carey, used it. Originally the phrase
> was, "Distribution of wealth." Right wing commentators changed it to
> make it more dramatic. Marx wanted the abolition of wealth. The more
> moderate liberals wanted "The Equal Distribution of Wealth" by
> Progressive Income Redistribution. The term, "Retribution of wealth"
> is just redundant. It grammatically does not make uncommon sense. Does
> the term imply that you blundered in distribution of wealth, so you
> have to do it over again? What? Maybe the right wing is implying Robin
> Hood. Taking from the rich to give to the poor? If they are, they
> better find a better phrase. There is the phrase, "Regressive
> redistribution Wealth" That implies, the monopolization of Wealth.
> Those righties! They so busy imitating the left that they forget about
> their elementary school education.
> We are talking 20th Century here. Do you think it was free market
> advocates who created the philosophy that the fruits of profits are to
> be hoarded by Capitalists as a reward for their efforts? Do you think
> it was the works of Rudolf Rocker or Ayn Rand based on their secular
> economic theories? Ayn Rand was an atheist and so was Rocker. So
> where did the concept of capitalism came from?
> Actually, it was a religious concept. It was the Protestant sect,
> the Calvinists, who believed that salvation is found through work.
> God blesses those who become wealthy. Another Protestant sect, the
> Unitarians, was the antithesis of the Calvinists. These were people
> who were getting sick of Calvinists' rigidity; they were more
> liberal. Matter of fact, the Unitarians was the first to ordain a
> female priest. Ironically, in the 19th Century, they'd had in their
> midst, a pied piper for the Prosperity Gospel. Prosperity Gospel
> meant that God wanted you to be rich. He was the son of a Unitarian
> Minister, Horatio Alger. He studied at the Harvard Divinity School.
> He took a job at Unitarian church in 1864 then he had to resign due to
> having inappropriate relationship with teenage boys. (What is up with
> this right wing fixation with homosexuality? Even way back then, they
> were fooling around!) Well, Mr. Alger would write fictional stories
> about (sic) boys who would go from rags to riches. That was the
> leitmotif of most his stories. It was thus that the phrase, "Rugged
> Individual" was coined.
> The only person who came close to using the phrase, "Redistribution
> of Wealth" was the British philosopher, Francis Bacon. He was quoted
> as saying, in the 19th century, "Above all things, good policy is to
> be used to that treasures and monies is a state. Be not gathering in a
> few hands. Money is muck! Not good except when it's spread around."
> Here we are in 21st Century USA. The political right is trying to
> unite the religious Right, Neo-Conservatives, Paleo-conservatives, and
> Libertarians, the Militia movement, nationalists and States Rights
> advocates. This is not syncretism! This is muddied muck! When muck
> is wet, it's useless! The institutional racism of the ruling class
> pays billions to political researchers for social engineering the
> masses. They created a fake populace movement called the "Tea Party"
> and pump phrases like, "Redistribution of Wealth" or "Common Sense"
> into their stupid heads. The difference between the Right and Left is
> that the Left tells the masses they are stupid, and the Right
> ingratiates and manipulates them. Let's say they: Patronize the
> patriots. In private, the Right wing elitist laughs at the masses
> because he knows they are stupid. Consider what Karl Rove said about
> the Religious right.
> The real issue is not the "Redistribution of Wealth." That would be
> literally impossible. The rich hide their money. They yearn for the
> "Monopolization of Wealth." There is no progressive conspiracy to
> enslave the Aryan ruling class! Obama isn't a Socialist! Really!!!
> What is so contradictory is that patriotism is based on collective
> action sacrifice, loyalty to the state, and volunteerism.
> Libertarianism, on the other hand, believes in the sovereignty of the
> individual and is opposed to any collective action, unless that action
> is brain surgery that would significantly enhance a Libertarian's IQ.
> What does this mean? Rather than the act of a patriot serving his
> country, Right-wingers believe that the country must serve the rich!
> I don't know…call me old fashioned! But, paying taxes for social
> programs doesn't bug me at all. Out of every dollar I am taxed, a
> penny and a half goes to social programs. Hmmm…No problem. However,
> my money going to Halliburton, or to mercenaries like, "Black water,"--
> yeah I have a big problem with that!
> What the top 2% should realize is that the "Hoarding of Wealth" will
> only hurt them in the end. What liberal billionaires know is that
> public relations are vital to their well-being. If they act like
> reclusive tycoons in their ivory towers, they alienate the middle
> class and the poor. Conversely, when they make donations to schools
> and show up to soup kitchens occasionally, they are protected. Right
> wing billionaires are paranoid and vindictive. They are also latent
> racists. They have no social intercourse with the public outside
> their gates. Sound familiar? The only thing they lack is a moat
> filled with crocodiles. Why don't they just pay their God damn taxes
> instead of investing billions into Right think tanks! Perhaps they
> need psychiatric help. They are obviously suffering from obsessive/
> compulsive disorder. They have a money addiction: They want more,
> more, MORE!! They have pills for those…don't they??
>
> How about some music?
>
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