Re: Police fire on Occupy Oakland protesters.
(emphasis mine)
Neoliberal Economic policies - deregulate, lower taxes, free trade... all those things that Economists actually support. Hence, why both parties partake of the madness which exports jobs and lowers living standards.
LGR, do you really take those Afrocentrists seriously? The movement is a congealing of everything from US Uncut, Anonymous-IRL, Black Power groups, Ron Paul supporters, student debt activists, military vet groups, a smattering of hippies from the 60s who are happy to be back in action, and everything in between. Initially started by the Canadian group MediaMatters, the intent from the beginning was to have a "Liberal Tea Party," though supporters generally dislike that premise.
In true Liberal fashion, they welcome everyone, and sat down for weeks to hash out exactly what they were about. I could not be any more pleased with their results - hoping to replace Neoliberal Economic policies with something more feasible for people.
The free market's a great thing, it has a role to play. But the fact is, that if we leave everything to the free market to decide, our granchildren will be dead before the market really levels out on that: and this assumes that nothing else changes. Can we wait that many generations for jobs to return to the US?
So far, the biggest criticism I have of the movement is that they use "Consensus Based Decision Making" for groups in which a concensus is almost impossible simply from their size.
Socialism? Communism? Lay off the Faux News. Tariffs aren't Communist. We've had a more Progressive Income Tax before, and done well with it. Reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act has nothing to do with Socialism. Better yet, the Fairness Doctrine in Media would keep this madness from manifesting quite so readily. Repealing the Citizens' United court decision, even by Constitutional Ammendment if necessary, has nothing to do with Anti-Semitism.
In fact, I suggest we further follow the writings of Thomas Jefferson, where he suggests that we ought to protect "Infant Industries". Globalization and Free Trade are not new ideas. Last time, it came with slaves and huge ships, rather than wires and cellphones.
If bankers are afraid? Good. Maybe, they'll be more mindful of selling turd-funds to our retirement accounts, while betting against them at the same time. Maybe, they'll quit running on some of that "more risk=more profit!!" mentality. Maybe, just maybe... they'll think twice about begging for a second bailout inside of a year, and then giving out shamefully large bonuses *again*, while the average worker takes a pay cut to keep their job.
I could go down a list of them with whom I am dissatisfied with our Justice system's results. Causing economic harm can get you or me declared as enemy combatants in the war on terror - these guys easily meet the $10k benchmark laid out in the PATRIOT ACT.
Originally posted by http://occupywallst.org/article/ows-victory-people-have-prevailed-gear-global-day-/
Neoliberal Economic policies - deregulate, lower taxes, free trade... all those things that Economists actually support. Hence, why both parties partake of the madness which exports jobs and lowers living standards.
LGR, do you really take those Afrocentrists seriously? The movement is a congealing of everything from US Uncut, Anonymous-IRL, Black Power groups, Ron Paul supporters, student debt activists, military vet groups, a smattering of hippies from the 60s who are happy to be back in action, and everything in between. Initially started by the Canadian group MediaMatters, the intent from the beginning was to have a "Liberal Tea Party," though supporters generally dislike that premise.
In true Liberal fashion, they welcome everyone, and sat down for weeks to hash out exactly what they were about. I could not be any more pleased with their results - hoping to replace Neoliberal Economic policies with something more feasible for people.
The free market's a great thing, it has a role to play. But the fact is, that if we leave everything to the free market to decide, our granchildren will be dead before the market really levels out on that: and this assumes that nothing else changes. Can we wait that many generations for jobs to return to the US?
So far, the biggest criticism I have of the movement is that they use "Consensus Based Decision Making" for groups in which a concensus is almost impossible simply from their size.
Socialism? Communism? Lay off the Faux News. Tariffs aren't Communist. We've had a more Progressive Income Tax before, and done well with it. Reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act has nothing to do with Socialism. Better yet, the Fairness Doctrine in Media would keep this madness from manifesting quite so readily. Repealing the Citizens' United court decision, even by Constitutional Ammendment if necessary, has nothing to do with Anti-Semitism.
In fact, I suggest we further follow the writings of Thomas Jefferson, where he suggests that we ought to protect "Infant Industries". Globalization and Free Trade are not new ideas. Last time, it came with slaves and huge ships, rather than wires and cellphones.
If bankers are afraid? Good. Maybe, they'll be more mindful of selling turd-funds to our retirement accounts, while betting against them at the same time. Maybe, they'll quit running on some of that "more risk=more profit!!" mentality. Maybe, just maybe... they'll think twice about begging for a second bailout inside of a year, and then giving out shamefully large bonuses *again*, while the average worker takes a pay cut to keep their job.
I could go down a list of them with whom I am dissatisfied with our Justice system's results. Causing economic harm can get you or me declared as enemy combatants in the war on terror - these guys easily meet the $10k benchmark laid out in the PATRIOT ACT.
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