That may be true in the Third World, but here in America anyone can become wealthy with hard work.
--- Ricardo Aráoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Pete, > > > > Please don't give the liberals credit for > discovering this, and don't demean yourself with the > name. There is very little in the article that I > would take issue with. Multinational corps exist > only to make a profit. They are amoral > organizations. Which is why I grudgingly agree that > there must be some sort of oversite. > > > > The point missed by the article, or at least > glossed over, is that the multinational involvement > does create some wealth within a third world > country. Unfortunately it is restricted to > government officials and the like who sell out their > countrymen for a few dollars. So, we have corrupt > business men working with corrupt officials. It's > not that much different than what we have in the > US... just to a larger and more visible extent. > > > > For instance, here in Chesterfield County VA, we > have home builders contributing, in various ways, to > county supervisors and other officials, and > amazingly they get zoming changes that don't fit the > comprehensive plan and other benefits like the > county providing roads to their developments... all > at taxpayer expense. > > > > There is a common misconception that businesses > are in bed with conservative politicians when the > truth is that the businesses will work with anyone > who will throw benefits their way... while > contributing handsomely to them. I've been at > business council meetings where some of the local > businessmen were complaining at local politicians > for not throwing more money their way. It had > nothing to do with the public welfare, but their own > financial welfare. > > > > So for us to expect these groups (businessmen and > politicians) to function in any other way will only > lead us to disappointment when they are lacking the > ingredient of integrity. That should be the thing > we look at in electing officials, not what they are > going to do for me! > > > > The point was made that this arrangement will not > lift the poor out of poverty. > > > >Nothing will lift the poor out of poverty if they > are simply waiting to be lifted. > > > I know it will annoy some people when I say the > most reliable helping hand they > > >can get is at the end of their own arm. > > > > Larry Miller > > > > You mean unions? > > What you should throw into your equation is that > business own > politicians and politicians own police and military. > So when you say > poor must lift themselves up you say they should > fight that system. Now > the system is designed so that you cannot win > fighting within it > (specially if you are poor). So the only way to > fight the system for the > poor is from without. That means confronting the > system's enforcing > parts, i.e. police and eventually, military. That > means revolution. > > Is that what you are proposing? Or do you envisage > other way? Or is your > suggestion just another way of saying "fuck the > poor, I'm doing all right"? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > 2008 Presidential Campaign Gear <http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/2772083> Thoroughbred Horse Racing Group <http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/mikes_horse_racing/> _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
