Ronald Reagan

[Enoch Root]

Yes, austerity and sacrifice indeed. That is to say: austerity and sacrifice for the working people of America. The toilers be damned! But those nice rich people, we can't very well take them to task can we? After all, it is not the case that they are rich because they take from their workers, those who actually do something for a living other than cashing a fat check at the end of the month. No, not at all.

Capitalism dying? Not a big deal. The American Dream never really existed if by American Dream you mean real freedom. Democracy dying on the other hand--yes, very big deal. Not that America is truly a democracy.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

After all, it is not the case that they are rich because they take from their workers

Take what? The rich have given the workers jobs. What did the workers have that the rich took?

[randolph]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Take what? The rich have given the workers jobs. What did the workers have that the rich took?

Labor, the basis of all wealth.
Someone somewhere has to do something to create wealth.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by randolph

Labor, the basis of all wealth.
Someone somewhere has to do something to create wealth.

Yes, labor is a part of it, but I thought it usually started with an idea. You can't just blindly work without a direction. You get an idea, then you work on it. Eventually, if your idea is profitable then your work will pay off, and you can afford to hire workers to help with increasing demands. If you do it right, you can continue to profit, and use those profits to continue to grow the company. If the company is successful enough, then yes, you can afford to keep some of those profits yourself. And why not? It was your idea that started the whole thing. It was your sweat that turned it into reality back when you worked much longer hours than your workers do now and for free because it all went into the company.