NP - Toryism (Austerity) Isn't Working.

[Keith Davis]

I vote for all of you/us, a plistocracy to save the world.
On Apr 29, 2012 7:48 AM, "Mark Kohut" <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  If we eliminated official "capitalism", just pretend riffing  here,
> more black markets would develop....Uh, i.e. capitalism, perhaps
> an inherent vice as well as a necessary good.....small merchants
> as they developed as the Middle Ages went dark were capitalists
>
> So, I vote for the ultimate societal winner, capitalism, with a lot more
> 'sharing' and difference
> from what we have. I want a law redefining the personhood of corporations;
> I want laws for companies that understand Size Matters...Too Big to Screw
> Us laws....
> I want laws making employee ownership of companies
> mandatory...I want a guaranteed income for all......and/or that
> five-figure 'inheritance'
> of the US's general wealth that some economists argue we could give all at
> 18 or so.....I want a capitalism that would create more jobs............
> I want Medicare for all from birth...................................
>
> Vote for me.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Cc:
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: NP - Toryism (Austerity) Isn't Working.
>
> On 4/28/2012 12:12 PM, alice wellintown wrote:
> > I'm not sure if we have capitalism here, but I'll vote to keep the
> > system we have in place, in place. I vote for it not because it is
> > moral or good, or even the best we can get, but because I'm selfish
> > and too much change will only cause me to make changes that will upset
> > my plans, probably increase my risks and reduce my income. So, I don't
> > like making a deal with devils or pigs, don't like all those banker
> > boyz playing cards with our economy, don't like the the piss poor
> > protection put in place after the government mustered just enough
> > nerve to push the lobbyists out for a few minutes, and while I
> > certainly don't like the rich getting richer and richer, the ordinary
> > citizen getting poorer and poorer, or most of trends Professor Krug
> > charts for us on his blog, including the chart Professor Krug added to
> > his blog today, a chart that shows productivity gain and wage
> > stagnation,  I no more expect the devil to take my soul to hell than a
> > revolution that will change the system we have in place, and,
> > honestly, it won't do me any good so....here's looking at you 99
> >
>
> Thank you, Alice.
>
> A well articulated explanation for your vote.
>
> And speaking for myself, 99 doesn't look too far behind.
>
> P
>
>
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