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In reply to the discussion: Whole Foods CEO: "Socialists are taking over" [View all]A HERETIC I AM
(24,876 posts)31. I'm by no means an economist, but it seems to me the old time Capitalists are relying on ....
the classic "Protestant Work Ethic" to make their flawed business models succeed.
For 2 centuries business seemed to have been able to rely on the constant flow of hardworking, marginally poor people who would take any and all the crap a business would shovel their way. These were the "Keep your nose to the grindstone" types, the reliably on time factory and farm worker who did what he/she was told and didn't make waves.
Finally people are waking up to the fact that it doesn't have to be that way: Note the rise in Unionization we have seen over the last 10 years.
Carlin said it well 17 years ago;
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Another idiot that doesn't know what socialism is other than anything they don't like
uponit7771
Aug 2022
#1
Marx warned about the bourgeoisie. John Winthrop warned about wealthy not redistributing.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2022
#37
You probably were dealing with the young spawn of the privileged trying for a job to add to some
Samrob
Aug 2022
#16
Oh and my grandkids LOVE when it snows so they can go out and shovel for $$$$.
TigressDem
Aug 2022
#21
Unfortunately, many people have a vested interest in misrepresenting the realities
Just A Box Of Rain
Aug 2022
#22
I'm by no means an economist, but it seems to me the old time Capitalists are relying on ....
A HERETIC I AM
Aug 2022
#31
and you NEVER hear amazon complain about what is a an actual reality... corporate socialism
Celerity
Aug 2022
#36
FDR saved American capitalism from socialism and fascism by using social democracy
Yavin4
Aug 2022
#35
Exactly, it is a constant struggle to just keep the benefits that we have in America.
walkingman
Aug 2022
#39
During the ACA debate he said that people didn't need health care, they just needed to
Liberal In Texas
Aug 2022
#38