tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post1466104857908119722..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "The 'Down Side' Of The Indisputably Superior Option"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-61635911549637954072013-07-30T18:42:15.893-07:002013-07-30T18:42:15.893-07:00I want to know how long it took Earl to decide thi...I want to know how long it took Earl to decide thirteen was the funniest number :)<br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-60833887879985345262013-07-27T21:01:57.134-07:002013-07-27T21:01:57.134-07:00But who in the political world is offering a fix f...But who in the political world is offering a fix for capitalism, a way to raise all boats? I see politicians on the left pointing out that some people have a lot of money, and others do not, and they're fighting for the middle class. But that's not an economic agenda, or a solution to get people working, so they can improve their situation<br /><br />On the right, I only see people talking about improving the profits of businesses, not the employees of the businesses.<br /><br />So, who will have the courage to ask all people to sacrifice for the common good, instead of finger pointing at people who have more?Candanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-66035885388810729932013-07-27T07:02:32.704-07:002013-07-27T07:02:32.704-07:00I remember taking a class in high school called &q...I remember taking a class in high school called "Problems of Democracy". I'm not sure how widespread it was to have that type of class around the country but now that I look back on it, I'm pretty proud of our old steel town high school to have something so bold. Especially back in the 60's when there were Communist conspiracies around every corner. Wouldn't the Commies use any acknowledgement of problems as a way of attacking our system?<br /><br />But that course had been taught for a long time and I guess everyone realized that it was not meant as a "let's tear down our democracy" but as a "nothing is perfect - let's find the problems and fix them" type of class.<br /><br />These days, I think, a class of that type would draw the ire of anyone who feels that Democracy or Capitalism are beyond reproach. That's one of the things leading to the polarization of our country (and perhaps the world). It's hard to have a discussion about ways to fix problems if someone jumps down your throat just for mentioning that there might be a problem.<br />JEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538398157297345338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-69270280119755124062013-07-26T07:12:28.618-07:002013-07-26T07:12:28.618-07:00I love these two Churchill quotes, but as much as ...I love these two Churchill quotes, but as much as you can (legitimately) criticize democracy, and should criticize it - and criticizing it is a factor in what makes it democracy - until we get a better system, it's the best one we've got, or the least-worst one we've got. <br /><br />Likewise capitalism, which beats the options, but should also be criticized and constantly improved upon. It was after all, supposed to be the way of lifting people out of poverty, giving them a chance to succeed if they were prepared to work hard - and it did that for many people - but it hasn't been doing that lately. Isn't that the big question of our time? We know we want capitalism, but what sort of capitalism do we want?Macnoreply@blogger.com