Here are my comments/questions regarding the above paragraph, Mr. Mayor Candidate: 1. Please define "completely non essential jobs" and explain how you, as mayor, would eliminate said jobs. That IS what you're proposing, right? 2. Are you proposing MANDATED shorter work weeks..... as in, the government says work weeks must be shorter? Please tell me you're not proposing that. 3. The Europeans may enjoy shorter workweeks...... what choice do they have? Their form of socialism mandates, by force of law, how many hours and weeks a year an employee may work. Probably not the best idea here. Besides, have you seen what the unemployment rate is in many European countries? 4. Now, I'm no economist, but it just doesn't make any logical sense that eliminating jobs, having shorter work weeks and mandated vacations will actually create MORE jobs. Maybe I'm slow, but can you explain how this will work, exactly? Don't put words in my mouth. Of course I can't eliminate jobs and I never proposed anything of the kind. In the US we actually have too many people working at completely unnecessary jobs. Most Europeans that I know of, have complete freedom to work as little or as much as they want to, just as they do in this country. Where is it "mandated"? All European countries are capitalist. I'm a capitalist (if you consider a small retailer with very limited capital a capitalist), a small business person. I believe in most small businesses. In Europe they have universal health care which is infinitely more efficient and less costly than our health care "system". Is that why you call them socialist? Multi national corporate capitalism is much more destructive and enslaving than democratic socialism. They have a more progressive income tax which makes sense. Should the people that burn up excessive amounts of the earth's diminishing resources and pour excessive toxins into the air and water pay nothing extra? Should it b allowed at all would b a better question.
Here are a few examples of what I consider "non essential jobs". These jobs are not only non essential, they create waste, unnecessary pollution, cancer, greenhouse gases, resource shortages and inflation. Tell me they don't. Cosmetics manufacturing and sales. Cosmetics all end up in the drink, then in the fish. Then you eat it and drink it. Fireworks manufacturing and sales. The cancerous filth that ends up in the air from this completely destructive and unnecessary industry is unbelievable; cadmium, lead, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, benzene, arsenic, etc. etc. Cancer is now our leading cause of death and the rate is accelerating. How about hand gun manufacturing and sales when we already have about four handguns for every man, woman and child? How about obscenely inefficient, destructive oversized vehicles? How about the land mines we export to the world that blow off the limbs of innocent children? How about the so called "defense industry"? What are we going to do with ten thousand nuclear weapons all cocked and ready to go. But go where? If a single one is used it will be the end of life on earth as we know it. You may think those are necessary to protect America? You asked about psychologists. As far as Psychologists go, I would say some are necessary and some are not. As for mayors some would say they're necessary and some would say they're not. That's a long debate about anarchy I don't want to get into. There are bad kinds of anarchy and good kinds. I don't think Americans are ready for either right now. I could list a thousand more occupations but I'm hoping you are starting to get the picture. Again, I'm not running for dictator and a mayor can't eliminate jobs, so don't worry. A mayor should, however be a leader, have ideas, opinions, be able to inspire, be creative and revolutionary. A mayor should tell it like it is and not try to please everyone if that's what it takes to get America on the path of prudence, life, love and enlightenment and off of the path of waste, destruction, decay and death. I'm certain I couldn't accomplish this by myself and I'm convinced my opponents couldn't either. It will take a city. Just a few thoughts from Kingfield Sincerely, Don Johnson, Candidate for Mayor, 3808 Grand Ave So. Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 824 1111 _www.DonJohnsonMayor.org_ (http://www .donjohnsonmayor.org/) REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
