Saturday, October 3, 2009

Here's the BAD News: You know "Globalism?" Yeah, it "worked"

Globalism, the system by which the worst of USer predatory capitalism was universalized:, the necessities of life were privatized, while the costs were socialized. Capitalism works when you can make the workers pay.

From the very good folks at TheRealNews

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Jomo K.S.: "Before the crisis, finance accounted for 15% of the economy, but had 40% of the profits."

And of course, one percent of the workforce earns receives 50% of the wages, and one percent of the population owns more wealth than the lower 95%. Wealth distribution was not this inequitable even in the "Golden Age" of the robber barons.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Good points Woody. I get so friggin pissed off when I read that stuff about the top one percenters..I get a friggin migraine.