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Nuclear Unicorn

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49. It's not just capitalism that needs buyers.

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 11:48 AM

Feb 2014

I defy anyone to show a system where people engage in pointless make-busy work on a mass scale to the improvement of anyone or anything. Unless somebody else wants a thing that thing is valueless.

The analogy that began this sub-thread claimed that the powers that be impose deliberate, artificial resource scarcity to maintain status privilege in a competitive environment. However, it's a poor analogy. In a truly competitive environment a governing body would not impose artificial scarcity. In the terms of the analogy each player could fashion their own chair, i.e. means.

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The State Of The Job Market Job Seeking Process Is Reducing Applicants To Desperate Beggars. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Feb 2014 OP

"The State Of The Job Market Job Seeking Process Is Reducing Applicants To Desperate Beggars" GeoWilliam750 Feb 2014 #1

Exactly liberalmike27 Feb 2014 #15

Were supposed to be grateful for the crumbs and scraps they give us. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #2

People forced to take low paying jobs because that's all that's available The Wizard Feb 2014 #3

I dispute that Reagan's experiment "failed" nxylas Feb 2014 #11

True liberalmike27 Feb 2014 #17

We need a transition..... Adrahil Feb 2014 #4

But capitalism always pushes specialization. fasttense Feb 2014 #6

I'm kind of confused at what your suggesting.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #13

Some people actually like doing the same thing all the time Fumesucker Feb 2014 #22

Well, I question that old saying "Jack of all trades Master of none." fasttense Feb 2014 #27

I agree seabeckind Feb 2014 #37

Specialized training kills innovation seabeckind Feb 2014 #7

Afterthought... seabeckind Feb 2014 #12

But do you want people to actually DO? Adrahil Feb 2014 #14

That's exactly what I said seabeckind Feb 2014 #24

I'm not sure Obama would disagree.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #29

So why doesn't he? seabeckind Feb 2014 #31

Isn't he? I mean he just announced an effort Adrahil Feb 2014 #32

Have the company train the employee. PotatoChip Feb 2014 #33

Not a terrible idea, but.... Adrahil Feb 2014 #38

Excellent series of posts. Yavin4 Feb 2014 #35

Skilled trade Unions dotymed Feb 2014 #28

I agree. Adrahil Feb 2014 #30

The corprats and their GOP puppets LOVE that! n/t Triana Feb 2014 #5

They'd repeal the 13th amendment if they could seabeckind Feb 2014 #8

I hated the game of "Musical Chairs" as a child. canoeist52 Feb 2014 #9

This ^^ nt HomerRamone Feb 2014 #23

What if you could build your own chair? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2014 #34

And place it where? And who would care? (See how that "can-do" spirit is a load of crap?) WinkyDink Feb 2014 #36

"And place it where?" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2014 #44

Hucksters canoeist52 Feb 2014 #46

I thought you were speaking of capitalism, as in, needing buyers. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #47

It's not just capitalism that needs buyers. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2014 #49

Don't quite understand what you're advocating here... canoeist52 Feb 2014 #39

Well, if you're going to stand there waiting for someone else to hand you a chair Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2014 #45

du rec. xchrom Feb 2014 #10

They outsourced all of the good manufacturing jobs n2doc Feb 2014 #16

There's the rub. seabeckind Feb 2014 #25

K&R.... daleanime Feb 2014 #18

I refer to it as "serve or starve." ArchTeryx Feb 2014 #19

We need to make this #1 on our priority list Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #20

It may be a Reagan problem, but Democratic presidents did not help. Mass Feb 2014 #21

I Certainly Agree On That. Obama's Major Weakness Is That He Believes In Getting Along TheMastersNemesis Feb 2014 #26

Remember what President Clinton told the Nation while selling "Free Trade" to America? bvar22 Feb 2014 #40

I Was Really Pissed When He Pushed That. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2014 #41

He fell for nothing dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #42

You Are Probably Right TheMastersNemesis Feb 2014 #43

He didn't fall for anything. Is it possible that after all this time, all the exposure, Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #48