Aw, jeez...

1999-12-10 Thread Tim Rourke
...they've managed to drag me back into the "poor little persecuted billionaires" retard's debate. I have read over the piece that I commented on in the first place, several times, very carefully. I understood it correctly the first time and every time I reread it it gets more offensive. You'll

Re: Capitalism with a human face

1999-12-10 Thread Mark R Measday
My granny tells me that was the Bolshevik argument against the Mensheviks. That lead to a lot of fun. MM Christoph Reuss wrote: > Arthur Cordell asked: > > How about Capitalism with a human face? > > That's what the "social-democrat" parties/leaders are there for (at least > so they say!)... B

Re: Capitalism with a human face

1999-12-10 Thread Christoph Reuss
Arthur Cordell asked: > How about Capitalism with a human face? That's what the "social-democrat" parties/leaders are there for (at least so they say!)... Blair, Schroeder, Clinton, unfortunately it's a big hoax... (Remember the anagram of "PM Tony Blair" ? "I'm Tory Plan B") Chris

Re: torn: Reply to Ed Wieck

1999-12-10 Thread Ed Weick
>From: "Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>It seems that the Czechs in 1968 tried to bring in Socialism with a human >>face. How about Capitalism with a human face? >> >>arthur cordell >> -- >Not possible ! >Hugs >j Perhaps just "Humanity with a

Re: FW New book on Basic Income

1999-12-10 Thread john courtneidge
Dear Sally This looks good - I've been thinking of a line (for our Campaign for Interest-Free Money) something along the lines of: 'Interest-Free Money - *The* route to a guaranteed income for all.' Incidentally, our co-campaigner, Kevin Donnelly ( of the Christian Council for Monetary

Re: torn: Reply to Ed Wieck

1999-12-10 Thread john courtneidge
-- >From: "Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >It seems that the Czechs in 1968 tried to bring in Socialism with a human >face. How about Capitalism with a human face? > >arthur cordell > -- Not possible ! Hugs j

Forward - co-operatively ?

1999-12-10 Thread john courtneidge
I snip: >> >> I would grant you that we serve capitalism, but >it also serves us. It has >> been responsible for the very high standard of >living we have in the rich >> world. ** Friends - can we really hold to this, after this Century's misery - and the preceeding three Centuries' t

FW Rebels in Search of Rules

1999-12-10 Thread S. Lerner
> >Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 13:22:07 -0500 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Armine Yalnizyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: hitting the mark > >Personally speaking, this is the most intelligent take I've >seen about the whole Seattle thing yet. > > >from NY Times > > Rebels in Search of Rules > By NAOMI

FW New book on Basic Income

1999-12-10 Thread S. Lerner
FWers - Just to let you know - a primer on Basic Income is now available from Between the Lines books in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.. Authors are Sally Lerner, Charles M.A. Clark and W. Robert Needham. I take no royalties - the book is meant to be widely circulated and read to stimulate discussion.

Re: Moving on.

1999-12-10 Thread "Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ"
Tim. Enough. Moving on means moving on. Let it go or get off the list. arthur cordell -- From: Tim Rourke To: Ed Weick Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Moving on. Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 8:26PM Now, I admit I might have missed part of the beginning of this jew=capitalist

RE: Re moving on

1999-12-10 Thread "Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ"
It is difficult in a broad list like this to write in an ironic style. Without knowing someone well, without observing body language, etc. there is bound to be a range of interpretations. It is difficult to deal with subtle points that might push others hot buttons. arthur cordell -- F

Re: Moving on.

1999-12-10 Thread Mike Hollinshead
Tim, I too have been observing Ed's posts - for several years. He is honest, fair minded and no racist. You completely misunderstood his post. Your reaction is completely over the top and gratuitiously offensive. We do not get personal on this board or tell people to shut up. Please clean up

Re: torn: Reply to Ed Wieck

1999-12-10 Thread "Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ"
It seems that the Czechs in 1968 tried to bring in Socialism with a human face. How about Capitalism with a human face? arthur cordell -- From: Ed Weick To: Bruce Leier; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ed Goertzen Subject: Re: torn: Reply to Ed Wieck Date: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 7:50PM >Ed, >

What's Been Powering the U.S. Economy?

1999-12-10 Thread Ed Goertzen
[Previous string shifted to end] >Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:31:15 -1000 >From: "Viviane Lerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: What's Been Powering the U.S. Economy? > >>From The Left Business Observer The current (Nov) issue of ER, the monthly newsletter of COMER reiterates the comments below that

Re: Moving on.

1999-12-10 Thread Keith Hudson
Tim and anybody else on Futurework to whom it may apply, Please stop this diatribe against Ed Weick. Calm down please. He is not at all what you are imagining him to be. I have been reading Ed's messages ever since this list started four/five years ago and he is far from being the person that he