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Good luck with that. nossy Send a noteboard - 15/10/2009 07:18:17 PM
Nor is capitalism something that falls in line well with Christianity, which is the predominant creed of people in the Capitalist West (ie: America).

Erg. I don't even want to start thinking about running the govt based on what the predominant religion wants. Imo, that doesn't turn out well, and we're already fighting the cross-over.

A serious CHANGE is needed in this country, and not just the change of political parties.

Along the lines you're discussing, I don't think so. Yes, the govt does need certain regulations to make sure the really big companies can't run rough-shod over the little people (and there a billion facets to that, so I'm not getting into all of it), but we're all part of the mix. I'm a small fry, economically speaking, but I'd be hurting if we weren't Capitalistic, because if my clients weren't able to purchase my larger installations, who would? For your solution to work, we'd have to change EVERYTHING.

Capitalism is an oppressive economic system that helps only those who have money (capital), leaving the rest to suffer, or hope for that 1-in-a-million stroke of luck.

Most people are in that bracket and most of us are pretty happy. I have almost no capital, but I adjust my life around that. I can't buy the same things the rich can, but I don't believe things like that are a right either. Good food, health, housing, that type of thing sure, but not really the "right" to live my life however I want. Some of us need help, but the rest of us need to realize that we're going to have to do things we don't want to do, like maybe living an extra few years in a parent's home, working through college, etc.
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Oh...by the way...we may have been wrong about that whole "Global Warming" thing - 14/10/2009 03:23:53 PM 1293 Views
This was posted on 10.10.09 by Trzkaska2000. 138 views. 15 replies. - 14/10/2009 03:32:52 PM 500 Views
Your point being...? *NM* - 14/10/2009 03:53:56 PM 203 Views
That your post is repetitive. - 14/10/2009 05:33:05 PM 458 Views
I didn't see Traszka's post.. - 14/10/2009 06:34:05 PM 467 Views
Within a decade, the North Pole will be ice-free during the summer - 14/10/2009 03:35:31 PM 582 Views
what were the odds that they would have found anything else? - 14/10/2009 03:58:49 PM 498 Views
Re: Oh...by the way...we may have been wrong about that whole "Global Warming" thing - 14/10/2009 04:36:57 PM 511 Views
I registered it as a bug - 14/10/2009 04:40:20 PM 433 Views
I think it's been registered as a bug about 6 times now. *NM* - 14/10/2009 05:52:04 PM 207 Views
I personally did it four times. *NM* - 14/10/2009 11:29:53 PM 235 Views
Possible Consequences of taking global warming seriously... - 14/10/2009 04:37:32 PM 519 Views
Increased cost for everyone - 14/10/2009 04:42:07 PM 459 Views
Increased costs? - 14/10/2009 05:11:11 PM 506 Views
You misunderstand my position. - 14/10/2009 05:23:29 PM 506 Views
greed - 14/10/2009 06:45:35 PM 454 Views
That's not how things work. - 14/10/2009 06:50:27 PM 430 Views
Then lets change the way things work. Not as if capitalism is required by the US constition. - 15/10/2009 07:04:51 PM 408 Views
Good luck with that. - 15/10/2009 07:18:17 PM 529 Views
Welcome to Communism! - 14/10/2009 09:45:02 PM 425 Views
communism is a system of government. SOCIALISM is an economic system - 15/10/2009 07:01:16 PM 445 Views
I'm Canadian, actually. - 23/10/2009 11:08:08 PM 408 Views
it's about the science, for me. - 14/10/2009 04:46:09 PM 456 Views
Other Possible Consequences of taking global warming seriously... - 14/10/2009 06:33:38 PM 448 Views
+1 - 14/10/2009 06:46:11 PM 431 Views
So you decided to ignore my response? - 14/10/2009 07:02:01 PM 449 Views
No, I just think it's gonna pay off in the long run - 14/10/2009 07:21:04 PM 464 Views
+ 1 I agree with you completely in here. - 14/10/2009 08:19:45 PM 439 Views
So, I guess you are now a Catholic? - 14/10/2009 09:49:21 PM 509 Views
Bitch, please. - 14/10/2009 09:58:07 PM 466 Views
No worries, most catholics aren't even catholics..... *NM* - 15/10/2009 05:47:58 AM 168 Views
Precisely. *NM* - 15/10/2009 08:44:44 AM 252 Views
I hope you're not suggesting the Global Warming is only a rallying cry for the Right? - 14/10/2009 09:48:22 PM 469 Views
It looked like he was saying the opposite. - 14/10/2009 10:18:03 PM 436 Views
The ends don't justify the means..... - 14/10/2009 09:41:47 PM 484 Views
You missed my point... - 15/10/2009 04:18:11 PM 396 Views
- 14/10/2009 08:07:54 PM 432 Views
No worries, it's worth a second post!!! AGW is total BS..... - 14/10/2009 09:39:20 PM 535 Views
+1 *NM* - 14/10/2009 09:49:01 PM 196 Views
Well, it's good to see that some folks still actually follow science rather than politics - 16/10/2009 05:04:17 PM 491 Views
Well said, couldn't have said it better *NM* - 17/10/2009 02:27:14 AM 192 Views

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