tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post8442796956194226392..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: Populism and tradeSamuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-29585508573190392622016-04-26T19:03:07.295-04:002016-04-26T19:03:07.295-04:00So sports figures, actors and other entertainers a...So sports figures, actors and other entertainers are union members? CEOs, CFOs, etc. are union members? That argument is pure shit because the people who make the most money are not union members, not by far. And, since those who earn their income through renting property aren't union members, that "high union wages" doesn't explain why rents are so high. No, the sad fact is, greed rules the day and not one of those lousy, lying motherfuckers has the balls to admit they are greedy, that they simply don't give a fuck how living their lavish lifestyle is crushing the working class. But since the working class are so ready and willing to take it up the ass, fuck them too.<br /><br />Insofar as Black lives matter - let them prove it by ending street gangs. If black lives truly matter to them, then their number 1 priority should be going into ghettos and cleaning them up. Ridding them of drugs and violence. The rich among them should be donating money to ghetto schools and helping their own people learn to effectively run their own neighborhood businesses. But no, they waste their time protesting at tRump events to get themselves more media exposure. So again, the argument presented is full of holes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-61631427230862917532016-04-26T00:09:44.493-04:002016-04-26T00:09:44.493-04:00As far as the cost of living goes, too many people...As far as the cost of living goes, too many people still believe the Republican narrative that artificially and unfairly high union wages (and minimum wages) are to blame for increased prices. The GOP promises lower prices through free trade in return for complicity in breaking the remaining political power of unions, if not breaking the unions themselves. But how has that been working for everybody?...<br /><br />As for Black Lives Matter, of course they're going to give you shit, because the point of the movement is to challenge everyone else to show that black lives matter to them, and of course they're going to be insulted whenever anyone interprets their slogan to mean that "only black lives matter." Objectively speaking, however, non-blacks have as much right to assume that "only black lives matter" to Black Lives Matter as BLM has a right to assume that "all lives matter" doesn't really include blacks. Again, I get why BLM demands specific affirmation that black lives matter, but there's an element of bad faith in their demand that earns them some bad faith in return. The ultimate questions to ask is whether their movement is an obstacle to social justice and progress, or whether non-black resentment of it is a greater obstacle.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-91651055921866651122016-04-25T19:37:33.719-04:002016-04-25T19:37:33.719-04:00"...every American benefits as a consumer fro...<i>"...every American benefits as a consumer from the lower prices and better quality of goods resulting from the widest possible competition"</i><br /><br />Unfortunately, this notion works in theory only. In real life, higher quality costs more money. The low price crap we buy from WalMart, etc. is far from "quality" consumer goods. Also, why is it that no one really and truly wants to look at why it costs so much money to produce quality products in the United States. But the fact is, Americans can't afford to work for the low, low wages Chinese, Mexican, African workers do. Because the greed-driven economy of this country ensures that rents will remain high, the cost of transportation for most of us will remain high (since we can't walk to work), the cost of food is getting higher on a weekly basis, and the cost of even minimal heat/electricity still puts such amenities out of reach of someone working for 3rd world wages. <br /><br />Until the powers that be (both the politicians and those who buy them) are willing to accept this as a FACT, or lower their own expectations of wealth so that the rest of us can <i>afford</i> to work for lower wages, this is one problem that will continue to get worse.<br /><br />Insofar as "black lives matter", ask any of them if white lives matter; if asian lives matter; if gay lives matter...they will give you all kinds of shit, call you a racist, etc. The fact is, that particular movement is garbage. The two types drawn to it are minority blacks with a HUGE chip on their shoulder and rich blacks who've never been oppressed in their lives, but are simply looking for their 15 minutes of fame in whatever manner they may contrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com