Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I'm most definitely American and certainly not Communist such as yourself.
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Small Government - A Trump Goal - Apparently
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tytlyf
Not Religious
When did you become an American?
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Nice try. Born and raised here. Yourself?
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
They are determined by human beings!
Playing with interest rates is not the only way to control growth/inflation .. it is the preferred method
of the wealthy (G7), as it enriches them further.
This does not only serve as a 'colonial trick' further impoverishing poorer nations, but also
impoverishes poorer people in your own nation.
eg. house repossessions
A poor excuse .. do I really need to explain what real trade is?
i.e. exchange of goods
Correct.
With no better alternative,
I'll stick with capitalism.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
Like Nigeria, you mean?
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
You keep telling yourself that .. there's no better alternative to ripping people off.
You keep telling yourself otherwise.
If you're determined to see only woe.. there's no better alternative to ripping people off.
in capitalism, there's no point in
discussing it or other systems.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Looky!Like Nigeria, you mean?
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muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
Of course there is point in discussing it. Many people see capitalism in the wrong light.
For example, if you go to a poorer Muslim country, you see lots of small businesses.
That's not the result of capitalism.
Capitalism relies on guess what .. CAPITAL .. and the result of the usurious system produces
monopolies like Mc Donalds and Walmart, crushing small businesses into the dust.
You say you see no alternative to capitalism, but what you really mean is that you are happy
with a usurious financial system that severely skews wealth to a minority.
If that is NOT the case, then what do YOU propose??
Hoo boy...are we not on the same page.
I've nothing to add.Capitalism relies on guess what .. CAPITAL .. and the result of the usurious system produces
monopolies like Mc Donalds and Walmart, crushing small businesses into the dust.
You say you see no alternative to capitalism, but what you really mean is that you are happy
with a usurious financial system that severely skews wealth to a minority.
If that is NOT the case, then what do YOU propose??
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Our son is a cement contractor, and what you post above is likely misunderstood. When dealing with cement, waiting for trucks and having work divided up is the norm.
Noted economist John Maynard Keynes said that it is better to have workers dig holes and fill them up again than be unemployed earning no paycheck. And then there's the "multiplier effect".
Back in the late 1990's, the Swedish minister of economics was asked how he helped elevate Sweden out of a recession, his answer was two words: "Higher taxes". If one understands basic macro-economics, this can make sense.
Have you ever been unemployed? If so, what did it feel like? How did your family deal with it? Yes, it's sometimes a fact of life for most of us, but a responsible government tries to create full employment even though that is impossible in a capitalistic economy. IMO, the Nordic Model best deals with this as it does create some cradle to grave security without having the government dominating free enterprise.
Nordic model - Wikipedia
The Keynes argument ignores the fact that money
paid to people doing useless "make work" had been
taken from taxpayers. It's money they lost, & can no
longer spend, causing economic loss to both to them
& to the businesses they'd buy from. This is the other
side of the "multiplier effect". The "subtraction effect"?
Lefty economics:
Look only at the intended good.
Ignore any bad consequences.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
I get the impression that you would rather avoid the subject .. up to you.
I don't like monopolies .. private OR public !
Greed is a serious "disease" .
I’m just sensing that there’s nothing left to discuss.
muhammad_isa
Veteran Member
It's on topic .. "small govt." .. huge companies.