There are other occupations and again, no one is calling for an end to those things all together, just restraint.
"Without large corporations, millions would depend on and be burdened by taxation for their daily existence."
It's called Canada and we are happy and doing just fine.Also, do you really know anyone that depends solely on large corporations "for their daily existence"? that's sad.
"How about visiting loved ones over holidays? Vacations and trips to Europe or South America? Have you ever flown for cheap? Again, "over-consumption" is to thank for that."
Flying is rather expensive these days in part due to meddling in the middle east for the sake of oil.What exactly does over consumption have to do with air fare?
"We've seen throughout history that a centralised economy is doomed to failure, and the enormous benefits brought to all by a free-market economy."
Benefits to us, North Americans; western society.Is Africa actually getting "enormous benefits"?
"Despite the irrational hatred and envy directed at the rich by socialists"
That's one hell of a generalisation and socialists are not relevant. socialism is not liberalism.
the fact remains that for every "decadent" millionaire and billionaire, thousands if not millions depend on their business ventures and spending for their livelihood"
nothing wrong with that, how about sharing the wealth with those that produce it? Like the Asian workers that put together that VCR for 2 dollars a week? And over here,lets give people health care and proper wages.This has nothing to do with my post by the way....
"and any alternative will, in the long-run, result in mass starvation and tedious mediocrity."
This is already going on in Africa, the middle east and Asia.Has been since these continents were colonial territories of some sort. many scholars will tell you that starvation and tedious mediocrity ARE the result of the Free market. Just one example: Ethiopia and Erathrea(sp?) have been in conflict and even at war for a long time over one thing: water. Thanks to the free market, the US supplies both countries with weapons. Both states are within the poorest in the world. Again, this has nothing to do with buy nothing day.This is simply a day of protest to raise awareness for our abuse.
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Date: 2002-11-30 06:05 pm (UTC)"Without large corporations, millions would depend on and be burdened by taxation for their daily existence."
It's called Canada and we are happy and doing just fine.Also, do you really know anyone that depends solely on large corporations "for their daily existence"? that's sad.
"How about visiting loved ones over holidays? Vacations and trips to Europe or South America? Have you ever flown for cheap? Again, "over-consumption" is to thank for that."
Flying is rather expensive these days in part due to meddling in the middle east for the sake of oil.What exactly does over consumption have to do with air fare?
"We've seen throughout history that a centralised economy is doomed to failure, and the enormous benefits brought to all by a free-market economy."
Benefits to us, North Americans; western society.Is Africa actually getting "enormous benefits"?
"Despite the irrational hatred and envy directed at the rich by socialists"
That's one hell of a generalisation and socialists are not relevant.
socialism is not liberalism.
the fact remains that for every "decadent" millionaire and billionaire, thousands if not millions depend on their business ventures and spending for their livelihood"
nothing wrong with that, how about sharing the wealth with those that produce it? Like the Asian workers that put together that VCR for 2 dollars a week? And over here,lets give people health care and proper wages.This has nothing to do with my post by the way....
"and any alternative will, in the long-run, result in mass starvation and tedious mediocrity."
This is already going on in Africa, the middle east and Asia.Has been since these continents were colonial territories of some sort.
many scholars will tell you that starvation and tedious mediocrity
ARE the result of the Free market. Just one example: Ethiopia and Erathrea(sp?) have been in conflict and even at war for a long time over one thing: water. Thanks to the free market, the US supplies both countries with weapons. Both states are within the poorest in the world. Again, this has nothing to do with buy nothing day.This is simply a day of protest to raise awareness for our abuse.