Re: Defeating The Top 1%; Request For Criticism
From: Eric Atkinson (atki4564_at_iwon.com)
Date: 06/18/04
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Date: 17 Jun 2004 21:20:42 -0700
jonathansmith99@yahoo.com (Jonathan Smith) wrote in message news:<fbcaefd.0406171447.9b54459@posting.google.com>...
> atki4564@iwon.com (Eric Atkinson) wrote in message news:<11bb2490.0406151807.72e31fcb@posting.google.com>...
> > > >
> > It is not outright wrong
>
> Of course it is - you said 1% own 99% - and verifiable data say that
> this is incorrect.
I said the top 1% CONTROL the other 99%, not own.
Please open your eyes to the world around you, do you not see the
evidence of this control for yourself?
Nevertheless, you seem determined not to read what I said, so perhaps
I can catch you later, but not now.
> >
> > Yes, let's reflect on that successful market system a bit. Perhaps you
> > can tell me how much and who's real incomes have fallen since about
> > 1970, and how much and who's real incomes have risen? Perhaps an
> > explanation of why this has happened would be helpful as well?
>
> Mine has gone up and I hardly started out rich. You have to WORK for
> it. That's the key. Thise who actually work hard are rewarded -
> those who don't whine about all the "rich" people.
Agreed.
And if you're rich, relax, the objective of this system is individual
freedom and empowerment for everyone, so if you already have that now,
you'll have it later too, but without having to listen to all the
whining.
>
> Most everything you post is self-contradictory.
Agreed. Thank you for the compliment.
>
> You are proposing communal ownership - not private ownership.
Patience, the details are not completely known to you yet.
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