Noam certainly knows something about wealth and capitalism... http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/2912626.html
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:39 AM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>wrote: > An interview with Noam that includes a deeper analysis of wealth, > distribution and government than that found on corporate news: > > http://anarchismtoday.org/News/article/sid=74.html > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > “I’m concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the > official doctrine that’s handed down to them from the White House, the > media, textbooks, teachers and preachers” – Howard Zinn > > > On Nov 30, 7:47 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > Brilliant Don! I concur, ditto. > > > > On Nov 30, 3:48 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > More wealth redistribution ideologuery. If the man knew about feeding > > > the needy he wouldn't spout such non-sense. Meals on Wheels has > > > nothing to do with Social Security. Community service, by definition, > > > is local and supported by local businesses and private donors. SS is > > > nothing but an enormous Ponzi scheme that soon will fail unless > > > massive amounts of money are pumped into it. It is consumed by fraud > > > and waste. This is what happens to enormous federal entities. > > > Proponents of single payer HC should sit up and take notice. > > > > > Community service isn't subversive it is being phased out by the > > > federal government. Our earnings are increasingly being confiscated > > > and we have less to help our local citizens out. The money is being > > > used to fund politicians pet projects and as bribes to get new > > > colossal spending bills passed. See the New Louisiana Purchase. Mr. > > > Chomsky has it backwards and I think he probably knows it. > > > > > -Don > > > > > n Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:20 AM, ornamentalmind > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Other than the obvious irony, how would you criticize this recent > > > > quote by Noam? > > > > > > "Social Security is based on an extremely dangerous principle: that > > > > you should care whether the disabled widow across town has food to > > > > eat. The Social Security "reformers" would rather have you > concentrate > > > > on maximizing your own consumption of goods and subordinating > yourself > > > > to power. That's life. Caring for other people, and taking community > > > > responsibility for things like health and retirement — that's just > > > > deeply subversive." – Noam Chomsky > > > > > >http://www.zcommunications.org/zquotes/2600 > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
