Quote Originally Posted by cd329:
Ktrain, you know whats really funny/ All the corporations and rich who control most of the money in the world, dont they realize that if they just keep stuffing their greedy pockets, at some point there will be total chaos and at that point all the money in the world wont matter at all.
Wouldnt it be better to make a little less profit and keep people working and happy, that way total chaos never happens.
I just dont understand the mindset of the rich, who really control the fates of economies.
I agree with what you are saying cd. Revolution usually happens when the gap between the elite few and "poor" masses becomes to great for the masses to burden. Usually that is when you see change.
I do fault the American people somewhat for this(myself included). We have essentially let it get to this point. We demanded a consumer driven economy with the cheapest prices so we could have more stuff, much of which we really don't need. Then on top of that, we resort to borrowing for a lot of this stuff that we really don't need. Now we have found suppliers for our stuff overseas and there goes the jobs and the wealth that was built up from post WW2 through the end of the Cold War.
I'm 30 years old now and looking back on what I learned and when I learned it, I am no longer surprised that our country and economy is in this state. I really had no idea about any of this until about 3-4 years ago. This is something that really should be taught in high school.
The benefits of not mainstreaming industry into a very few companies. The benefits of researching what you are purchasing, where it is made, and how it is made. These are lessons that should be learned much younger than the mid 20's. Hopefully I am just a late bloomer in learning this stuff. However, judging by my peers I don't think I am.
I often think of an import tax on all these goods flooding our markets and wonder what kind of an effect it would have on American industry. Would other countries respond in a similar fashion? If so, what kind of consequences would that have? Would American's be willing to support companies if that meant paying more for good/services? Would they be willing to pay more if they knew it benefits the American workforce and economy?
These are the types of questions I would like to see addressed by politicians. I don't feel like I ever hear a plan from Obama/Romney on how they are going to address these issues. I only hear how the other guys plan is failing, never why theirs will succeed.