[MD] Are we the people stupid?

[David M]

Hi Platt

Just wonderring what happened to all the labour
of my poor Irish family and why they handed nothing
down to me, but those English landowners & factory owners
seem to be doing quite well.

Get real Platt about how the few got to own almost
all of the planet. And if capitalism is such a good
game why don't we re-slice out the planet and play
another hand to see who wins again, say every year.

Of course envy would be odd coming from someone
who presently sits in the top 5% of the hierarchy. Try
sense of fairness instead. 
cheers
DM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Platt Holden" <pholden at davtv.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Are we the people stupid?


> 
> David M.,
> 
>> Funny thing is when you ask people they work
>> for the benefit of their families and for satisfactions
>> that are not exclusively money related. And of course
>> you have to work or otherwise you are excluded from
>> a world that has been carved out as property, you
>> have to make yourself available as a slave to the planet
>> owning minority. How did they get to own it all?
> 
> You exaggerate about them (whoever they are) owning it all. Those who 
> work have a right to own what they work to produce. Otherwise, they are 
> slaves. Your work is compensated for its value to others in a free 
> market where goods and services are exchanged through the medium of 
> money rather than through a restrictive and awkward barter system. 
> 
> So I'm not sure what your complaint is. I hope it's not envy.
> 
> Regards,
> Platt
>  
> 
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