Sure they can pool their own savings, but it’s unlikely to be enough to buy a factory and machinery. — Brett
that reserve capital is the savings that all those people have because they're all capable of earning more than they need to get by (because their jobs pay them so well and their fixed expenses like rent are so low). So to get anything new done, you just need to get enough people to agree to pool their time and money together to make it happen. — Pfhorrest
Who are these people working for that pay them so well that they have enough excess money to save and eventually pool their money for some other collective venture? — Brett
And if their jobs pay them so well and their fixed expenses are so low why would they want to go any further, what could drive them when they already have enough. — Brett
How do we get from there back to a world where ownership is widely distributed again, and keep that from falling back into this shitty situation again? — Pfhorrest
I think home ownership for those who want it would be a good beginning. — Brett
However, the irony is they need other people’s money to get started. — Brett
to bring and end to the renting situation as it is requires action by the government — Brett
when a house becomes an asset, even owned by an individual not a landlord, then the market heats up. — Brett
What I’m saying is why not one of those 1% being given the challenge to fix it, even if it was a 50 year contract. Who else would have the ambition, the drive, the ability and imagination to make something so big happen if they were given a clearly measurable objective? — Brett
But I find it unlikely that someone with such immense power would voluntarily work to unmake their source of that power. — Pfhorrest
Like the idea that they work hard. Hardly fabricated. — Brett
So you don’t yet know what the answers are, which is why you want research, but you know I’m wrong. How do you explain that? — Brett
Yes, that is fabricated if there's no evidence to support it. — Xtrix
you've not demonstrated it with anything other than simple assertions and statements about "reading and thinking." — Xtrix
A bit of experience, a bit of reading, a bit of reasoning. — Brett
who exactly these people are and if there are trends in their philosophies or religious outlooks.”
And yet without actually having read anything others referred to, unless you’re a speed reader, you have somehow determined that my comments are fabrication.
I think it's often forgotten that behind major corporations there are real people making the major decisions, with real thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and values. Since they're the "masters of the universe," it's worth understanding exactly who they are. — Xtrix
Does being a certain kind of person make you rich, — Pfhorrest
but I would suspect that wealth has a far greater impact on personality — Pfhorrest
I know that’s only three individuals out of many. But regardless you can’t say my thoughts on hard work are fabricated. — Brett
And while I’m at it I notice you don’t call my list of negative traits a fabrication. — Brett
That’s my actual statement. First of all experience. You don’t have to believe me, but experience is not fabrication. Nor is reading. That’s why you asked for some reference to reading on the subject. — Brett
You made a bunch of statements without support, and you know it. Stop wasting my time. — Xtrix
Chomsky says they aren't organized, but behave as if they are. Human nature on display? — frank
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