tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post1579372213194100587..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: A "Occupy" Policy ProposalSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-71033926728639945422011-10-26T16:11:36.735-04:002011-10-26T16:11:36.735-04:00A good step would be to tax dividend income at the...A good step would be to tax dividend income at the same rate as a salary at the very least. <br /><br />Want to get depressed, then read the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Retirement-Heist-Companies-Plunder-American/dp/1591843332" rel="nofollow">Retirement Heist.</a>sharonapple88https://www.blogger.com/profile/11149226422042041129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-78739430799592717732011-10-25T13:30:39.474-04:002011-10-25T13:30:39.474-04:00THE CORPORATE MATRIX, as reported by BOINGBOING...THE CORPORATE MATRIX, as reported by BOINGBOING's Cory Doctorow, consolidates wealth and wealth control to a disturbing degree, in an article, "Densely-linked cluster of 147 companies control 40% of world's total wealth":Damehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548065189088501935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-3042552867892700592011-10-25T08:34:40.279-04:002011-10-25T08:34:40.279-04:007 billion people in the world, one billion belong ...7 billion people in the world, one billion belong to cooperatives. There are more than 17 million credit and cooperative members in Canada alone. We also have 900 credit unions with $300 billion in estimated assets. <br /><br />We don't need to recreate the wheel, we just need to use a sustainable wheel, dump corporatism, it is a failed political economic system that has a built-in flaw (corporations can't sight affidavits in court because they have no conscience to bind them.)Greed is a consequence of that. A PMO without ethics and that operates as a Chief Executive office rather than as a representative of the commons, is likewise a consequence.<br />What business does government most resemble ? A credit union. Go that way liberals.<br /><br />Even insurance companies used to be called mutual benefit societiesJerry Pragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054428435443042500noreply@blogger.com