On 11/9/2014 6:23 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
Bhairitu, thinking about my family some more: rich people want to be
hyper rich and they think Republicans will help them achieve that. I
think that's the big mistake they make.
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/In the U.S. most people voted for the party that favors business, so
they can make a living and pay the bills. The people have spoken. The
bottom line in the next U.S. presidential election will be the economy./
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*From:* "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
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The vote was reactionary. California had a very low turnout because
people were so disillusioned. Those who voted Republican thinking
they would fix things will learn differently over the next couple of
years.
On 11/08/2014 07:12 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com
<mailto:sharelon...@yahoo.com> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Right, but in terms of the number of votes that were needed to bring
the Republicans back into power, we're talking about more than a
handful of billionaires. It's all the millionaires down the street
who voted the Republicans into power.
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<mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net> [FairfieldLife]"
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I'm not talking small business rich. When we say "rich" these days we
want to dispense with the clumsiness of saying "super rich" or "uber
rich" etc. Intelligent people know what we mean when we say "the
rich" and that we don't mean the millionaire down the street.
On 11/08/2014 06:36 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com
<mailto:sharelon...@yahoo.com> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Bhairitu, my Dad and stepMom grew up in the Depression. My Dad
started working for his Dad when he was 16, didn't even finish high
school. When I was little, we were lucky if we got 5 cents for a
popcicle. What I'm saying is that I think the extravagance came
later and I think people who grew up in the Depression and then
worked hard, feel like they deserve "the good life" now. Where I see
people a little spoiled are my sister's kids. They're in their early
forties and late thirties, grew up really comfortable, wearing
expensive sneakers, driving expensive cars from age 16, etc. Heck,
we wore Keds and I learned to drive in a VW.
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<mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net> [FairfieldLife]"
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Capitalism is like candy and the rich like spoiled kids. They just
want more and more candy. Hence they get fat and cranky and want
their way all the time. What we need to do is take away their candy
from them and let them dry out. Otherwise they become a complete
drag on society.
Free enterprise is not a bad idea about capitalism run amok is very
dangerous. Sometimes you just have to shut things down and spank the
miscreants.
On 11/08/2014 04:46 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com
<mailto:sharelon...@yahoo.com> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Wayback, I've read Klein online and found her to be a compelling
writer. But when I think about my Dad and stepMom, staunch
Republicans, I bet they never even heard of Silent Spring or Rachel
Carson. Even though my Dad's a nature lover. Mostly what they know
is being small and successful business owners. They're gonna choose
capitalism over climate every time. My guess is most Republicans
will simply label Klein a liberal and not pay much attention to
what she has to report.
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*Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 5:27 PM
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An important new book just came out about capitalism and climate
change: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, by
Naomi Klein. But the converted, anti SUV folks are probably the
only ones who will read it. The review in today's NY Times called
it the most important environmental book since Rachel Carson's
Silent Spring. (I gave a book report on Silent Spring in high
school, so it made an impression). I will have to pop an
antidepressant before reading Klein's book, which I intend to do as
soon as the library gets it. I think the gist is that capitalism
as we know it cannot continue if we intend to deal with climate change.
