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Old 03-08-2011, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Prepperland
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The problem with denouncing "capitalists" is that capitalism, in the USA, was abolished in 1935.

Capitalist Principles
CAPITALISM - An economic system in which the means of production, distribution and exchange are privately owned and operated for private profit.
- - - WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY

PRIVATE PROPERTY - "As protected from being taken for public uses, is such property as belongs absolutely to an individual, and of which he has the exclusive right of disposition. Property of a specific, fixed and tangible nature, capable of being in possession and transmitted to another, such as houses, lands, and chattels."
- - - Black's Law dictionary, sixth ed., p.1217
If you concatenate capitalism with private property, you can see the "inconvenient truth".
Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production, distribution and exchange are absolutely owned by individuals and operated for their individual profit.
Since the introduction of national socialism via "Social Security", no one has absolutely owned a thing.

Collective Ownership by the State -
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Currency/Pages/legal-tender.aspx
"Federal Reserve notes are "backed" by all the goods and services in the economy."
If you read Title 12 USC Sec. 411, you will learn that Federal Reserve notes are promises to pay (IOUs). Those notes were repudiated in 1933, the start of the "State of Emergency".

The reason why said notes are "backed" by YOUR goods and labor is via FICA. The term "contributor" means one equally liable for paying a claim.

Thus the government can TAX away EVERYTHING YOU EARN AND OWN. You no longer have the "right" to own your own labor and production. You are at the mercy of the collective State - who grants permission (license) for almost every aspect of one's life.

Coincidentally, that aligns with collective ownership (aka Marxism, Communism, Socialism).

MARXISM 101:
COMMUNISM - the ownership of property, or means of production, distribution and supply, by the whole of a classless society, with wealth shared on the principle of 'to each according to his need', each yielding fully 'according to his ability'.
- - - Webster's Dictionary.

SOCIALISM - A political and economic theory advocating collective ownership of the means of production and control of distribution. It is based upon the belief that all, while contributing to the good of the community, are equally entitled to the care and protection which the community can provide.
--- Webster's dictionary
Socialism and communism = COLLECTIVE ownership.

From the Communist manifesto:
"In this sense, the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property."
PLEASE NOTE: since 1935, no duly enumerated American absolutely owns a thing (private property rights were surrendered). If / when the government takes your property, for whatever reason, and does not pay just compensation in lawful monies, you will know the truth for yourself.

Welcome to the United Socialist States of America...
Soon to become the People's Democratic Socialist Republic of America - sans that pesky charter of negative liberties (saith BHO).

FYI: Corporations and bankers are not capitalism, since both enjoy usury and / or limited liability and joint ownership. That they prey on private property owners is a clue that they were never part of capitalism - the private ownership of land, homes, tools, and the means of production - by free individuals. Coincidentally, "Communist" (Collectivist) governments have no problem with state owned corporations and banking.

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Old 03-09-2011, 06:14 AM
 
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You call it a communist plot, I call it a further consolidation of power into fewer hands.

If you were a corporate CEO allured by the policies and tax breaks for outsourcing, NAFTA, etc, then you fell for their game, and it is too late to turn back now. Greed is good.

It is not a "communist plot". What you are espousing is defeatist jargon commonly stated by losers as a convenient excuse for thier failure. It is easier to blame "the man" or "the system" when one has not achieved thier goals, rather than practicing a little introspection and determining what YOU have done to arrive at economic failure. Blaming is easy- ask any loser.

NAFTA and China most favored nation trade status were ushered through by the Clinton administration in exchange for campaign contributions. The "hero" of the left, Clinton, sold out the manufacturing sector and thus the middle class for his personal greed.

Despite this, the US is still the most socially and economically mobile nation on the planet. If you have not achieved your goals, examine your past and determine whether it was not enough work, not enough education, too much partying, or lack of initiative that has resulted in your current standing. I guarantee you that YOU are the cause of your dissapointment, not the system.
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