America needs a good spanking. Uncle Sam's been a naughty boy. Don't worry, Arto; Bush, Cheney and the gang won't be able to continue this for much longer. The dollar is sinking in value, the national debt is huge and we are on the verge of taking money from social programs to fund the wars. Of course, one theory is that getting rid of social programs is what the Social Darwinists in charge are all about. They (social programs) raise expectations and destroy the incentive to work for next to nothing. The wealth of the richest 1.5% of the population has increased 400% in the last 15 years! The wealth of the middle class has increased 17%, less than half the rate of inflation, resulting in a net loss of wealth. Thus, the middle class is shrinking. We are evolving toward oligarchy, which, I believe, is the natural evolution of unregulated capitalism. The middle class is the buffer between the rich and the poor. As the middle class shrinks, the wealthy will more and more have to resort to violence to maintain their privilege, but national violence is expensive. Brace yourselves.
Gary Ok, back to the lute ----- Original Message ----- From: "vance wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute List" <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Coming to the US from Europe > Drinking again Arto? Why don't you keep your America bashing off this list? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:15 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Coming to the US from Europe > > > > > >> I just wonder why would anyone want do that. > > > > USA used to be the "dear enemy"; You could say anythign about it, and > > you could thrust they are there - that there are more or less clever > > human beings there, who answer and perhaps even explain the matters to > > us dummy Europeans. After GWB's torture chambers, Guantanamo (and > > other!) concentration camps and wars all along, it has been much harder > > to get the idea of USA.... OT, sorry... ;.-/ > > > > Arto > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/778 - Release Date: 4/27/2007 > > 1:39 PM > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.10/774 - Release Date: 4/23/2007 5:26 PM > >
