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Adam051188

(711 posts)
35. i'm trying to make a point by playing the ignoramus-capitalist.
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 05:09 PM
Sep 2014

no one is willing to say what is actually going on. i'm talking about the abject failure of the voodoo nonsense economics the american fascist state has been peddling since a couple decades before the formation of the federal reserve bank.

capitalism is a disaster. the western world is the richest, most powerful political entity the world has ever known and it is destroying itself from within due to it's own inability to come to terms with the reality of it's irrational beliefs.

capitalism is economic monarchy. why is monarchy bad? because people with power over other people abuse their power.

what is happening in the u.s. right now is a loose coalition of well funded groups are trying to slap some lipstick on this pig and keep her running for a few more decades. bring back a few unions, raise the minimum wage, toss in the ACA or maybe some medicare for everyone and vuala, an economy that cannot be reasonably described as neo-feudal.

and then the u.s. gets to remain a semi-backwater nation on par with russia in every respect except for our aircraft carriers, population size, and....there must be something else....i'll think of it....

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when did the commies start calling free market capitalism "wage theft"? Adam051188 Sep 2014 #1
I hope you forgot.... daleanime Sep 2014 #7
1968 called; it wants its "Love it or Leave It" bumper sticker back. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #26
Didn't know that was 68', thought it was later. Adam051188 Sep 2014 #34
So the commies have surrounded Washington DC? Trillo Sep 2014 #28
i'm trying to make a point by playing the ignoramus-capitalist. Adam051188 Sep 2014 #35
DURec leftstreet Sep 2014 #2
Check post about Joann's fabrics KT2000 Sep 2014 #3
The Poorer You Are, The More Power People Have Over You daredtowork Sep 2014 #4
+1 daleanime Sep 2014 #9
Actually Android3.14 Sep 2014 #15
Nope, it's real power daredtowork Sep 2014 #23
It's amazing how having less money actually leads to feeling poor and actually having less power. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #27
no BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #29
Kick. GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #5
As a food service manager I've seen this happen Fearless Sep 2014 #6
Neither do the small shops. My sons employer stole thousands of on and off the clock hours from him. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #11
It's really ridiculous! Fearless Sep 2014 #20
My son had the schedule at a whim, most times he had to come in on his days off. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #25
When you pay a server $2.63 hr you're stealing from your customers and your employees. Monk06 Sep 2014 #30
It is the state minimum wage for servers. Fearless Sep 2014 #32
k&r for labor. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #8
K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #10
If I had been paid for all the hours I'd worked as a nurse, I'd be happy.Not min wage, but still uppityperson Sep 2014 #12
It's exactly the same in food service! Fearless Sep 2014 #22
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #13
it's ok because giant too big to fail corporations are doing it and our justice dept whereisjustice Sep 2014 #14
I've def. seen it happen. Sick, disgusting THEFT. And the DEMS are of no help. None, whatsoever! blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #16
No one should ever knowingly work off the clock. SheilaT Sep 2014 #17
no one should have to worry about losing their job b/c they didn't work off the clock. redruddyred Sep 2014 #21
Stealing from the poor is the safest way to steal . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #18
This happened over and over when I worked at Domino's Pizza in Kalamazoo NBachers Sep 2014 #19
We have a wage theft ordinance in my County in Florida kmlisle Sep 2014 #24
I ran into that crap on my first job as a teenager in the early 90s cemaphonic Sep 2014 #31
I had this happen to me laundry_queen Sep 2014 #33
YEP. Rex Sep 2014 #36
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