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Message 99 of 531 (699559)
05-21-2013 5:40 PM


How can we end this slavery? What can the people do?
I can't even take off for work to protest!
And if I did protest I'd probably be fired!
It seems the rich always manage to get richer.
The golden rule always seems to apply:
"He who has the gold makes the rules."

"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

  
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Message 131 of 531 (699614)
05-22-2013 10:22 AM
Reply to: Message 130 by Tangle
05-22-2013 10:09 AM


Tangle writes:
...having an awful lot of money doesn't actually create happiness.
But it does create freedom. There are probably multitudes of unhappy billionaires. But the gobshites continue to accumulate wealth and have the leisure to pursue other interest. Rather than spend their days toiling for crumbs.

"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

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Message 511 of 531 (712620)
12-05-2013 12:14 PM


I always thought that if you pay your employees more they will in turn go out and spend more, invest more and increase the economy. But simply paying CEOs and Corporatist more does little to stimulate the economy because those types tend to acumulate weath but not spread it around. I could be wrong though.
Edited by 1.61803, : spelling

"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

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