Only a kind of socialism? Why do you think they wore red uniforms? :) http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/Trek-Marxism.html
BTW, concerning government spending, how much of that goes to the 1%? 2011/12/14 Zell, Chris <[email protected]> > ** > I absolutely hate to admit it but these disruptive technologies will force > income redistribution on the world to a degree never seen before. Indeed, I > think that's already starting to happen. While mobs in NYC protest the evil > "1%", wiser heads understand that this 1% now pays 43% of NYC tax revenue. > Driving them out of town would be financial suicide. Skewing any tax base > in the name of being fair creates a potential disaster in an economic > downturn as revenue vanishes from big payers while the populace applies for > food stamps ...... but as Futurama reminds us, "you gotta do, what you > gotta do". > > One of the reasons for deflationary forces is job loss and that's going to > happen to banks, utilities, oil companies, and state governments that can't > find enough revenue, even after they triple car registration$ and huge > increases in property taxes (they will be forced to go after things that > are most fixed and simple to account for). VAT tax revenues will plunge as > more people 'do for themselves' with free energy and cut out the tax paying > middleman. > > It will, however, be an *absolute delight to watch greedy, sociopathic > corporate executives turn on each other, fighting to steal what the > deflated masses can no longer provide. - *like MF Global stealing > speculators money. The poor wolves can find no sheep and are starving, > alas. We'll see more of this. > > If stem cells and regenerative medicine explodes, you'll see nurses giving > more curative injections while surgeons look for work. If 'Watson' creates > an AI that can dependably hand out burgers and fries, God Help Us All. A > small rural house with some farm land would be a good idea....... > > All of the above relates to the question, "*what would actually happen if > we did have 'Star Trek' technology?" *While the series was inspiring, > they never really answered the question of how an economy with unlimited > energy and Replicators is supposed to work. (Sigh! - probably a kind > of socialism and they didn't want to say that) > > My long term investment advice: invest in dividend paying stocks in > tobacco, alcohol and Australian bonds (tourism and commodities and they > have a near monopoly on weird-ass animals). Ask yourself, 'if almost > everything changes, what probably won't?". > -- Daniel Rocha - RJ [email protected]
