Please explain your statement about meritocracy- the real versus the fake.
On Aug 4, 8:00 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > There's been a huge swing away from wages in my lifetime and readily > available jobs. Productivity has leaped ahead but most workers are > now worse off than years ago. The rich have had it all their own way > and are parasitic on the work of others. The contribution of our > professionals is negligible, but they skew the system to reward > themselves. Some of us have taken far more than we were due and its > clear from the way the rich have continually taken a great share that > this has nothing to do with effort and everything to do with who is in > control. > We should user a combination of taxes and restructuring our economies > to allow decent earning at the bottom, and a focus on sustainable, > clean technology and growing to bring about a society in which equal > opportunity is possible. Claims to meritocracy should be treated as > the buffoonery they are. > > On Aug 4, 1:41 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes- we will be able to rent drones-for -a-day. A new kind of escort > > service! > > > On Aug 4, 7:16 am, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't e-bay myself Rigsy, I don't do credit and so have no cards. > > > > As to the supper rich, what is the uses of keeping millions in the > > > bank? I mean you can't spend it all before you die, you can't take it > > > with you, so I guess you leave it to the kids, and then they still > > > wont be able to spend it all, nor their kids. > > > > Money simply does not 'trickle down', those who have vast ammounts of > > > it do all they can to keep it, and I can see no logical reasons for > > > doing so. Share the wealth, yes indeed. > > > > Materialism, yes I guess you are right, although I hope not. I think > > > whne the day comes when the whole world is fed and has a nice pile of > > > stuff it may cease to be so important. Once again I must declare > > > 'Robot Work Force' Yeah baby come on, I hope I see the day. > > > > On Aug 4, 1:01 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Have you checked out e-bay? Plus the super-rich have not changed their > > > > desires/shopping patterns as far as I can tell. It will be difficult/ > > > > impossible to inhibit materialism as it springs from insecurity or > > > > hostility and is held as a positive value in a capitalist society. In > > > > a sense, we "barter" cash for goods and services. > > > > > On Aug 3, 9:47 am, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Indeed I am, I don't think bartering is a viable option. > > > > > > On Aug 3, 2:51 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > You are talking about the super-rich. Money attracts thieves and > > > > > > lawyers. Most want money to remain independent and "just enough" is > > > > > > just fine. We could barter. > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 6:44 am, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Meh! It's all the same ole same ole innit . > > > > > > > > It's greed plain and simple, I think how much money does one > > > > > > > perosn > > > > > > > need to libe as they wish. > > > > > > > > Why do the extreamly rich do all they can to keep their money, I > > > > > > > mean > > > > > > > what are they going to do with it? > > > > > > > > Ultimatly we must find a better way, a replacement for material > > > > > > > wealth, and get rid of the whole concept of money. How though > > > > > > > ummmm? > > > > > > > > On Aug 3, 8:43 am, allan deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Rigsy,, boy are you a sensitive extreme conservative republican > > > > > > > > as president Rosevelt put it.. a conservative a person with > > > > > > > > two perfectly > > > > > > > > good legs and refuses to walk... > > > > > > > > > all wealthy people have no right to live off the poor... they > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > regardless of political view or party need to pay their share > > > > > > > > of taxes! > > > > > > > > > don't tell me that they create job because they don't. > > > > > > > > > as for people sending money to relatives.. you put a maximum > > > > > > > > that can be > > > > > > > > sent tax free. say 5000 dollars. > > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 4:09 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Who would invest under your system? > > > > > > > > > > What about the government reducing its expenditures by 35%? > > > > > > > > > > Nothing's to stop wealthy Liberals/Democrats from sending > > > > > > > > > their excess > > > > > > > > > wealth to their government(s)-federal, state, local. Why don't > > > > > > > > > they? :-) > > > > > > > > > > Immigrants send money to their relatives also. I thought the > > > > > > > > > world was > > > > > > > > > flat, at last! > > > > > > > > > > Why would people turn their labor/income over to a bloated/ > > > > > > > > > spendthrift/ incompetant government like robots/slaves? > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 2, 2:31 am, allan deheretic <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Being american,, I think taxes are necessary but taxes > > > > > > > > > > need to be > > > > > > > > > dependent > > > > > > > > > > income.. the greater the income the greater the taxes.. > > > > > > > > > > and removal of > > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > > > tax exemptions especially on capital gains..... > > > > > > > > > > > I am beginning to think that a petition needs to be > > > > > > > > > > circulated placing > > > > > > > > > > a mandatory 35% on income over $250,000.oo with no > > > > > > > > > > exemptions. > > > > > > > > > > > That would go a long way to helping the relive the national > > > > > > > > > > debt.. > > > > > > > > > > > I also think all nation should have a 35% tax on money > > > > > > > > > > leaving a nation.. > > > > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > ( > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > I_D Allan > > > > > > > > > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > > > > > > > > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > ( > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > I_D Allan > > > > > > > > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > > > > > > > > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
