Tom Thompson wrote >I agree that the original post on this issue was a lot of nonsense. By the way, what >does it have to do with St Paul?
Well, Tom, as far as I know, while Olson Memorial Highway does not run through St Paul, the man worked in St Paul and was as much St Paul's governor as he was Minneapolis and the rest of the state. Dennis Tester wrote--but forgot to sign-- > Nonsense. > > "Reagan's greatest achievement was in liberating corporations from any > responsibility for their actions--other than making the most money as fast > as possible." The people in Eastern Europe would disagree with you, and > Reagan didn't invent capitalism. He didn't invent capitalism but he did his best to make it fashionable. And don't forget that he switched from being a democrat to being a republican when he was hired as spokesperson for General Electric. > "It was under his leadership that we began to hear about how government was > bad and corporations were good." Show us the quote. No one ever said this > that I know of. There are no direct quotes that I know of, there are only the rhetoric and actions such cutting back on regulations and taxes and urging us to put our faith in glorious, unbridled captialism with emphasis on "Free Trade" instead of "Fair Trade". > "All our woes would be solved if we would just free up our corporations from > silly regulations like the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts" Believe it or > not, corporations drink water too, and they don't have their own private air > supply. Yes, they do. And when things get too bad they can always pack up and relocate where they can find clean air and water to foul up before they move again. > "Of course, we aren't supposed to remember how the corporations used these > windfall profits to buy out their competition and shut down competing > businesses." Think about it. The only monopolies in this country are > sanctioned by the government, such as public schools and utility companies. Think about it, yourself. When Reagan started his presidency there was a company named US Steel. They complained that they were losing money because they had to compete with modern steel plants in Germany and Japan that WE had helped them build after WWII. Reagan touted that the corporate tax breaks would allow US Steel to modernize and become a globally competitive steel producer instead. But what did US Steel do with their tax breaks? Build new plants? Upgrade to modern equipment? Create new jobs? Well, here is how their own website describes their history under Reagan http://www.ussteel.com/corp/about.htm "The 1980s also brought significant changes to the corporation's steel operations. In response to economic changes in the steel industry, the corporation reduced its domestic raw steel production capability through a number of restructurings. In addition, the corporation entered into several steel joint ventures with both domestic and foreign partners. "At the same time, many of the units among the corporation's diversified businesses were sold or combined into joint venture enterprises. These included chemicals and agri-chemicals businesses, an oil field supply business, domestic transportation subsidiaries and raw materials properties worldwide." In fact, 10 years after Reagan's first inauguration, US Steel was so little into steel they changed their name to USX Corporation. > "After all, what did Floyd B Olson do except introduce ... a progressive > income tax" Right out of the communist manifesto. Check it out: > http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html#Bourgoise > > ... which is the Taxpayers League's point. And with state finances being what they are, it is time we went back to a REAL progressive income tax. We need to start fulfilling our children's needs at our expense instead of our needs at our children's expense. Ask not what your state can give to you, ask what you can give to your state. Capitalist greed and selfishness will destroy America as effectively as Communism destroyed the Soviet Union. Government is meant to be the watchdog for the people not for the capitalist and corporate elites. Steven M Nelson Willard Hay http://citizenshipchronicles.blogspot.com/ Get UP! Get OUT! & GET INVOLVED!!! _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
