tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post688022655326010476..comments2024-03-26T02:35:07.114-07:00Comments on A Slice of Mind: Poverty and its Consequences (excellent link!!!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876754891701386069noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-9038939628315005992013-08-04T09:21:02.304-07:002013-08-04T09:21:02.304-07:00I'm actually not quite sure what you're ta...I'm actually not quite sure what you're talking about and I'm asking you to quit sending me these messages (you've sent me multiple of these kinds of comments and I have been patient with you thus far. I'm asking you to stop them right now). If you want to discuss the content of my blog, you are free to do so, but please stop making false statements about me. This is considered libel and it needs to stop.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876754891701386069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-79841300324626788772013-08-03T23:57:45.375-07:002013-08-03T23:57:45.375-07:00Sorry to hear that you're still in the poverty...Sorry to hear that you're still in the poverty trap, Renee. Guess getting kicked out by Macey from the massage parlour really hit you in the pocket, but don't worry, we're totally scrapping capitalism and demo(n)cracy and establishing the kingdom of God on earth where there ain't no more money and everyone's rich, period. That's right, your family will have their own 1 hectare spread donated to you personally by me, actually Chief Standing Elk, as you're in the US and I'm in a cave in the Indian wilderness. P.S. Our 10,000 acre spread at 'Pikeland' nr Valley Forge, PA was nicked by settlers after the War of Independence. By the way, give my regards to your old man as I haven't written to him for a while now. AGP, 4th Aug 2013.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-30876207078109062112013-08-03T23:17:08.381-07:002013-08-03T23:17:08.381-07:00:):)Les Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210607019359651470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-49787008093697009462013-08-03T07:29:40.461-07:002013-08-03T07:29:40.461-07:00sorry bout that Les. sorry bout that Les. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876754891701386069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-56849273476587239652013-08-02T23:14:28.894-07:002013-08-02T23:14:28.894-07:00Oi! Enough of this "Less" business - the...Oi! Enough of this "Less" business - there's more to me than that! :DLes Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210607019359651470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-87846510034491604762013-07-29T18:54:02.643-07:002013-07-29T18:54:02.643-07:00Thanks for stopping by again Less. Yes, the articl...Thanks for stopping by again Less. Yes, the article I linked to really goes into the helplessness bit. <br />Very excellent points in the 2nd paragraph there. The poor do seem to be doing most of the "making" in the literal sense. <br /><br />I am not anti-capitalist by any means--but I do agree with you regarding your thought about the results of the purely capitalist system.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876754891701386069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-56860704903356508172013-07-29T15:50:54.154-07:002013-07-29T15:50:54.154-07:00Very timely - I was just discussing this with some... <br />Very timely - I was just discussing this with some Facebook friends. You're spot-on about <i>helplessness</i> - I'm concerned about the massive rise of the "working poor" in the US these days; people work and work and work, but on or even above minimum wage it's barely possible to keep your head above water, let alone swim for the shore. They're doing everything they can, but it's still not enough.<br /><br />I feel that in a minimally regulated purely capitalist system, the people at the top have the most efficient mechanisms for "making" more money, and those at the bottom have the least. And I say "making", because it seems that many of those at the top aren't actually "making" anything at all (in the sense of mining, growing, manufacturing or otherwise adding value) so that this becomes a zero-sum game - the money they "make" is actually coming from those at the bottom. And if you take that to its logical conclusion. . . Crime is just the beginning.<br /><br />I'm lucky; I live in a well-regulated mixed economy and while I'm not on the top of the pile, I'm not that far from it. I'll never have the stress that someone in the US can have. :)Les Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210607019359651470noreply@blogger.com