I have only few words for Brooks' effort here:
Brooks sympathizes with republicans generally,
and it is really too late for the 99 % here,
or the 1% here,
many of whom are deluded republicans or democrats,
it does not really matter at this point,
re the mopping up operations to come in a few years.
As I have mentioned before,
re the global situation this government (Democrat or Republican) has gotten all Americans into,
over many decades now,
smell the coffee,
game over.
BOOMERBUSTER
OLD CELLO
Friday, January 27, 2012
WHY MERELY NEGATIVE SUM SOCIETY? WHY NOT DUMB SUM SOCIETY
Why not say, Dumb Sum Society?
GIVE IT A DUMB AND DUMBER EMPHASIS,
AND DROP THE B,
Dum Sum Society
Give it a kind of Asian twang.
The China price predicated on the dum sum.
GIVE IT A DUMB AND DUMBER EMPHASIS,
AND DROP THE B,
Dum Sum Society
Give it a kind of Asian twang.
The China price predicated on the dum sum.
global monopolies need fewer workers or consumers or investors
So, what to do with all those superfluous human beings?
Take a guess.
Take a guess.
RE ROBOTS OR SLAVES AS CONSUMERS
You can't sell objects to robots, in that they have no money.
You can't sell things to slaves in that they have no money.
You cannot sell things to unemployed workers in that they have no money.
You cannot sell things to poor people, for those reasons.
Question:
Whom do you allow to survive, slaves or robots?
How many of either?
Here is a harder question, re how many of either,
for the advanced students in the class:
Why?
You can't sell things to slaves in that they have no money.
You cannot sell things to unemployed workers in that they have no money.
You cannot sell things to poor people, for those reasons.
Question:
Whom do you allow to survive, slaves or robots?
How many of either?
Here is a harder question, re how many of either,
for the advanced students in the class:
Why?
ASIDE RE THE NEGATIVE SUM SOCIETY A PROPOS KRUGMAN'S ESSAY TODAY NYT
I heard the term, last night by a pundit, televised before pre Republican Florida Debate,
having long been thinking that term, ' negative sum ',
has made more sense of what has been happening,
the past 50 years.
Term search: flatly wrong
having long been thinking that term, ' negative sum ',
has made more sense of what has been happening,
the past 50 years.
Term search: flatly wrong
RE JOBS JOBS AND CARS KRUGMAN NYT TODAY AND THE MAVERICK EXECUTIVE HERO
He makes my case for economic nationalism, a theme he has not been very strong on, ever.
It is a far cry from his normal deference to free trade along with the rest of the profession.
Here was another nyt article, re Apple, cited by an anonymous commenter on David Kaiser's recent post:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/
22/business/apple-america-and-a
-squeezed-middle-class.html?
_r=1&pagewanted=1
Re heroes rather than clusters,
term search: Maverick Executive,
JOBS WAS THE OPPOSITE OF MY IDEA OF A HERO.
It is a far cry from his normal deference to free trade along with the rest of the profession.
Here was another nyt article, re Apple, cited by an anonymous commenter on David Kaiser's recent post:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/
22/business/apple-america-and-a
-squeezed-middle-class.html?
_r=1&pagewanted=1
Re heroes rather than clusters,
term search: Maverick Executive,
JOBS WAS THE OPPOSITE OF MY IDEA OF A HERO.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
RE FREE-MARKET SOCIALISM BROOKS NYT
He cites a survey by Porter et al,
a classic example of the dumb and dumber approach.
a classic example of the dumb and dumber approach.
Monday, January 23, 2012
re bbc article WILL HIGHLY PAID INVESTORS CURB HIGHLY PAID BOSSES?
What do you think?
What curbs them?
Or, what is their incentive?
Mafiocracies, everywhere.
What curbs them?
Or, what is their incentive?
Mafiocracies, everywhere.
globalization has lead to planned obsolescence of the west
Who says the East cannot ' pick winners '?
RE GLOBALIZATION ONE HEARS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT A CYBER ATTACKS JUST CALL IT STRANGE PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE OF THE WEST
Globalization has bought a whole new world of lasting disasters for the West.........
Who do you think would benefit, whatever the sources of such attacks?
Hardware makers, first of all, in that millions of laptops and pcs would be broke.
Certain component elements, rare earths, of which China seems temporarily (how did that happen) to have almost all.
Also, perhaps, software writers, over there, in that hacked software would be obsolete overnight.....
Of course I am just guessing, but say what?
This war has really already begun,
but the average Joe has no idea.
Not the invisible hand,
but rather an extreme sort of ' planned obsolescence '.
Who do you think would benefit, whatever the sources of such attacks?
Hardware makers, first of all, in that millions of laptops and pcs would be broke.
Certain component elements, rare earths, of which China seems temporarily (how did that happen) to have almost all.
Also, perhaps, software writers, over there, in that hacked software would be obsolete overnight.....
Of course I am just guessing, but say what?
This war has really already begun,
but the average Joe has no idea.
Not the invisible hand,
but rather an extreme sort of ' planned obsolescence '.
RE DK UPDATE POST
'The discriminatory part of the system has largely been fixed, but the exploitative aspects of it have gotten much, much worse.'
He takes this position....................................................................
Re discriminatory aspects, I wish this were the case; but, I doubt that the discriminatory aspects have been fixed, or unfortunately, ever will.
Very far from it, going forward.
He takes this position....................................................................
Re discriminatory aspects, I wish this were the case; but, I doubt that the discriminatory aspects have been fixed, or unfortunately, ever will.
Very far from it, going forward.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
RE DAVID KAISERS CURRENT POST AND OFF SHORING ECONOMISTS AND OTHERS
This was one of my more comical cartoon mises en scene
RE BROOKS THE WEALTH ISSUE BROOKS NYT ROMNEY WHY NOT ADVERT TO TUCHMAN
Why not also broach some related issues:
RE KRUGMAN NYT TODAY TAXES RE WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND WHERE THE PRIFITS COME FROM AND GO
The obvious, but necessary to say.
I would just add that both parties' presidents had a hand, even for this mere sketch of tax history, as Clinton's name figures large here too.
The really big point that should be made, on a related subject, ie where these profits and gains come from, is that capital gains come now mostly from large MNCs' operations, whose production facilities, and large sectors of their markets, are now largely offshore, or are foreign nationals' MNCs, so the super rich have been selling out the middle and lower classes here, now, for several decades at least, actually since the 50s and 60s, if you know a little history.
I would just add that both parties' presidents had a hand, even for this mere sketch of tax history, as Clinton's name figures large here too.
The really big point that should be made, on a related subject, ie where these profits and gains come from, is that capital gains come now mostly from large MNCs' operations, whose production facilities, and large sectors of their markets, are now largely offshore, or are foreign nationals' MNCs, so the super rich have been selling out the middle and lower classes here, now, for several decades at least, actually since the 50s and 60s, if you know a little history.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
RE BARBARA TUCHMAN RE BROOKS RE BUSINESS MEN AS POLITICIANS
http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2973239501462830480&postID=1183843110854888201
She has an important passage, in The Proud Tower HC, Chapter 3 entitled End of a Dream, the first several pages, p. 117-119, paragraph beginning "Although his roots...." re the abandonment of politics by the landed aristocracy here, such as it was, and the implications for politics for everyone.
Those concerned with politics should be familiar with the theme struck there.
It explains, perhaps better than later works, like E J Dionne's, etc., why things don't quite work here at all,
and never have.
She has an important passage, in The Proud Tower HC, Chapter 3 entitled End of a Dream, the first several pages, p. 117-119, paragraph beginning "Although his roots...." re the abandonment of politics by the landed aristocracy here, such as it was, and the implications for politics for everyone.
Those concerned with politics should be familiar with the theme struck there.
It explains, perhaps better than later works, like E J Dionne's, etc., why things don't quite work here at all,
and never have.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
re Gates Foundation globalist token against the concept of nationalism in principle
Cosima Barlett's question and Ms. Gates' answer tells you all you need to know, really.
RE THE BENEFITS OF BAIN CAPITALISM DOUTHAT NYT
He shows how little he understands this modern history.
Too bad, really, for a pundit, but I see it everywhere.
Either he doesn't know (can it be a 'generation' thing?),
or he wants to further a particular history myth.
Either way, it's not ' good journalism ' (an oxymoron, perhaps?).
Too bad, really, for a pundit, but I see it everywhere.
Either he doesn't know (can it be a 'generation' thing?),
or he wants to further a particular history myth.
Either way, it's not ' good journalism ' (an oxymoron, perhaps?).
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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