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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 08:04 PM
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Capitalism Is Not Working
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 08:13 PM
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1. Ya Know... Capitalism Has Really Lost It's Luster
I mean, growing up I always thought right or wrong, these guys basically knew what they were doing. And even though I always sided with the unions and the working class, the head-butting and give and take, I used to have a begrudging respect for the so called "Masters of the Universe".

But as all of our eyes have been opened over the last few decades...

We find that the the Greedy-But-Great-Capitalists of yore, have been replaced with the Greedy, Huckster, Confidence Men, Fraudulent Carnival Barkers that they have unfortunately become.

There is no more repect... with EXTREMELY few exceptions.

:shrug:
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Confusious Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 08:16 PM
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3. I've started to think they couldn't even take a piss

if someone didn't hold it for them. They'd hit their leg or the nearest bum.

Even some of these so called economists have shown over the past years it's no science. Just pick your favorite meme and run with it.

No matter what. If it fails, it's not the meme's fault, it just wasn't pure enough, or people didn't believe enough.
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glitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 09:15 PM
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4. Friedmaniacal.
"If it fails, it's not the meme's fault, it just wasn't pure enough, or people didn't believe enough."

crystalized to its essence. :toast:
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 08:13 PM
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2. Rec'd n/t
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Panaconda Donating Member (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 09:36 PM
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5. Actually it is working
It's working exactly as planned by those who designed it.

This is what it looks like.

Nothing is broken.

Capitalism sucks.
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TBF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 10:12 PM
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6. Time for something new. nt
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 10:27 PM
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7. How about if we give the wealthy more of the wealth we've produced?
Might it work then?
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-13-10 10:35 PM
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8. Capitalism is the only reason you're not dead in a ditch at 45
Unfettered capitalism isn't working, not capitalism. You need to have government checks.
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