A New Word...

[ninny]

"Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy)... A system where the least capable of leading is elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.
The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."

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[EDDIE BUCK]

Thanks ninny.This new word sure sounds better than the one I have kept on the tip of my tongue and almost typed a time or two.You mighta just saved me from getting banned

[haypoint]

I wish that were true.

Large numbers of people living off food stamps and subsidized housing is not a good thing. But it isn’t what’s killing this country.

The very Rich Makers no longer need US workers to make their products. They are made with robots, Mexicans and Chinese. So there are fewer jobs right now and there will be fewer tomorrow. The trend will continue. If we didn’t have welfare, the Poor Takers would have demanded that jobs stay in this country. But the Rich Makers were able to keep them pacified with just enough money to eat and provide steady payments to the owners of rental properties. Sort of difficult to get those jobs back now that it is effecting the Poor Workers. That ship has sailed.

When we hear of the 47% that pay no income tax, we think of the Poor Takers. But there are more working poor, Poor Makers, that have incomes so low they pay no federal taxes. In fact most people, that get government help, also work. Mostly low paid and often part time. Who does that benefit? Rich Makers can pay a lower wage and the worker can survive on food stamps. Everyone seems fine that those limited to 32 hours a week, get not health coverage. Not even if they work two 32 hour a week jobs. So the employers, Rich Makers, can be sure their workers get their health care from the Government, who take it from the Poor Workers that do pay taxes.

So, our Government is taking care of the Rich Makers that are not creating jobs in this country. The Poor Makers are struggling to get by and slowly slipping into the Poor Takers group. Now, to top it off, the Rich Takers on Wall Street are raiding retirement funds and undermined the soon to retire group’s main asset, their home.

I don’t think we have a word for a Democracy that supports the super-rich at the peril of the majority. Is there a word for a system that evolves to require every elected official spend millions of dollars, supplied by the super-rich, in order to get his message out to the public and have a snowballs chance in Miami of getting elected?

What’s the word for a CEO that works for a company that makes a product for $8.00 in the US and sells it for $39.95, but ships the job to China because they can make it for $7.00? The word is Millionaire.

[7thswan]

Originally Posted by haypoint

I wish that were true.

Large numbers of people living off food stamps and subsidized housing is not a good thing. But it isn’t what’s killing this country.

The very Rich Makers no longer need US workers to make their products. They are made with robots, Mexicans and Chinese. So there are fewer jobs right now and there will be fewer tomorrow. The trend will continue. If we didn’t have welfare, the Poor Takers would have demanded that jobs stay in this country. But the Rich Makers were able to keep them pacified with just enough money to eat and provide steady payments to the owners of rental properties. Sort of difficult to get those jobs back now that it is effecting the Poor Workers. That ship has sailed.

When we hear of the 47% that pay no income tax, we think of the Poor Takers. But there are more working poor, Poor Makers, that have incomes so low they pay no federal taxes. In fact most people, that get government help, also work. Mostly low paid and often part time. Who does that benefit? Rich Makers can pay a lower wage and the worker can survive on food stamps. Everyone seems fine that those limited to 32 hours a week, get not health coverage. Not even if they work two 32 hour a week jobs. So the employers, Rich Makers, can be sure their workers get their health care from the Government, who take it from the Poor Workers that do pay taxes.

So, our Government is taking care of the Rich Makers that are not creating jobs in this country. The Poor Makers are struggling to get by and slowly slipping into the Poor Takers group. Now, to top it off, the Rich Takers on Wall Street are raiding retirement funds and undermined the soon to retire group’s main asset, their home.

I don’t think we have a word for a Democracy that supports the super-rich at the peril of the majority. Is there a word for a system that evolves to require every elected official spend millions of dollars, supplied by the super-rich, in order to get his message out to the public and have a snowballs chance in Miami of getting elected?

What’s the word for a CEO that works for a company that makes a product for $8.00 in the US and sells it for $39.95, but ships the job to China because they can make it for $7.00? The word is Millionaire.

It's called "Avoiding Regulations" ,haypoint. If you are all the Goverment swooners don't get it-it's going to get much worse.

[haypoint]

Originally Posted by 7thswan

It's called "Avoiding Regulations" ,haypoint. If you are all the Goverment swooners don't get it-it's going to get much worse.

Business isn't sending jobs to China to avoid regulations. Regulations are just the frosting on the Cheap Labor cake. If you weren't so greedy, you'd work 10 hours for a pound of rice and pedal your bike back to that apartment with 3 generations of your family.

Maybe we should eliminate welfare. It would be easier to starve people back into the work force that way?

If we want to preserve the clean air and clean water in this finite place we call earth, then why are you comfortable in having the pollution created by others that are creating products for you to use?

[JJ Grandits]

It's a good word. You should have heard the ones I've been using to describe the same situation.

[willow_girl]

Originally Posted by haypoint

I wish that were true.

Large numbers of people living off food stamps and subsidized housing is not a good thing. But it isn’t what’s killing this country.

The very Rich Makers no longer need US workers to make their products. They are made with robots, Mexicans and Chinese. So there are fewer jobs right now and there will be fewer tomorrow. The trend will continue. If we didn’t have welfare, the Poor Takers would have demanded that jobs stay in this country. But the Rich Makers were able to keep them pacified with just enough money to eat and provide steady payments to the owners of rental properties. Sort of difficult to get those jobs back now that it is effecting the Poor Workers. That ship has sailed.

When we hear of the 47% that pay no income tax, we think of the Poor Takers. But there are more working poor, Poor Makers, that have incomes so low they pay no federal taxes. In fact most people, that get government help, also work. Mostly low paid and often part time. Who does that benefit? Rich Makers can pay a lower wage and the worker can survive on food stamps. Everyone seems fine that those limited to 32 hours a week, get not health coverage. Not even if they work two 32 hour a week jobs. So the employers, Rich Makers, can be sure their workers get their health care from the Government, who take it from the Poor Workers that do pay taxes.

So, our Government is taking care of the Rich Makers that are not creating jobs in this country. The Poor Makers are struggling to get by and slowly slipping into the Poor Takers group. Now, to top it off, the Rich Takers on Wall Street are raiding retirement funds and undermined the soon to retire group’s main asset, their home.

I don’t think we have a word for a Democracy that supports the super-rich at the peril of the majority. Is there a word for a system that evolves to require every elected official spend millions of dollars, supplied by the super-rich, in order to get his message out to the public and have a snowballs chance in Miami of getting elected?

What’s the word for a CEO that works for a company that makes a product for $8.00 in the US and sells it for $39.95, but ships the job to China because they can make it for $7.00? The word is Millionaire.

Good post.

[7thswan]

Originally Posted by haypoint

Business isn't sending jobs to China to avoid regulations. Regulations are just the frosting on the Cheap Labor cake. If you weren't so greedy, you'd work 10 hours for a pound of rice and pedal your bike back to that apartment with 3 generations of your family.

Maybe we should eliminate welfare. It would be easier to starve people back into the work force that way?

If we want to preserve the clean air and clean water in this finite place we call earth, then why are you comfortable in having the pollution created by others that are creating products for you to use?

If I wasen't so greedy? I wouldn't have kids that I can't feed. And I do work more than 10 hrs. arround here per day-I'm a Homesteader remember-not a Goverment Mooch. And No I don't want other countrys createing pollution-that's whay we should be drilling for our own OIL. Give people that want to work some NON UNION jobs ,so it won't cost so much and all your rotten "Rich" people won't be makeing all that awful Money.