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.
From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More American Stupidity
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 [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.
From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More American Stupidity
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 [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. From: "waybac...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 5:27 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: More American Stupidity
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.
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