http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/ Thu, 17 May 2012 09:28:07 +0000 MyBB http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6420 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:52:12 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6420
If there were no minimum wage many additional lower wage jobs would be created.
The vast majority of those newly induced jobs would be what we now describe as sub-minimal wage paying jobs that do not justify the current $7.25/Hr. federal minimum wage rate.

It’s not inconceivable that the market price for such “sub-minimum” tasks may be as low as a half dollar per hour. How much can we pay for someone to straighten salvaged carpenter nails for reuse? We could reduce the price of transportation by replacing many NY City cabs and drivers with young men operating rickshaws.

[U.S. railroads have been in disrepair for over a quarter of a century. Our trains run at 50MPH but in Asia and Europe they’re running trains at 200 to 300 MPH. They have much fewer automobiles and consume less petroleum per capita but their public transportation is generally more wide spread and effective].

Do you think enabling rickshaws to be financially viable by eliminating our minimum wage regulations would decrease our transportation, energy and pollution problems?]

There are many job tasks that do not justify the minimum rate but they now exist because their performance is necessary to our public or private enterprises. Those jobs will continue to exist but their wage levels will plunge down to sub-minimum rates.

Sub-minimum jobs will be the vast majority of additional jobs created and (because many of those qualified to perform sub-minimum tasks were previously not qualified for employment at minimum wage rates), we’ll have a pool of eligible labor that will far exceed the number of those additional jobs.

The affect of those extremely poor paying jobs will ripple throughout our entire labor market. All labor compensation will be somewhat affected but the general extent of the effect upon a task’s wage rate will be inversely related to the difference between the purchasing power of the eliminated minimum wage rate and the job’s rate; (i.e. the more you’re earning, the less you’re hurting. That’s the meaning of minimum wage rate’s inverse affect upon all jobs’ rates).

Lower wage earners will all then be paid in wages of extremely poor purchasing power. Prior to the elimination of the minimum wage rate, many of those now earning the lesser purchasing powered wages will have been unemployed or not worked steadily but they will be joined by those who already had been the working poor and some who were previously getting by slightly better. There’ll be net increased needs for public assistance and our states can’t now handle the present needs.
That’s a scenario of increased national poverty.

I ‘m a proponent of an annually cost of living adjusted minimum wage rate similar to the annually COLA’d Social Security benefits.

Respectfully, Supposn]]>
If there were no minimum wage many additional lower wage jobs would be created.
The vast majority of those newly induced jobs would be what we now describe as sub-minimal wage paying jobs that do not justify the current $7.25/Hr. federal minimum wage rate.

It’s not inconceivable that the market price for such “sub-minimum” tasks may be as low as a half dollar per hour. How much can we pay for someone to straighten salvaged carpenter nails for reuse? We could reduce the price of transportation by replacing many NY City cabs and drivers with young men operating rickshaws.

[U.S. railroads have been in disrepair for over a quarter of a century. Our trains run at 50MPH but in Asia and Europe they’re running trains at 200 to 300 MPH. They have much fewer automobiles and consume less petroleum per capita but their public transportation is generally more wide spread and effective].

Do you think enabling rickshaws to be financially viable by eliminating our minimum wage regulations would decrease our transportation, energy and pollution problems?]

There are many job tasks that do not justify the minimum rate but they now exist because their performance is necessary to our public or private enterprises. Those jobs will continue to exist but their wage levels will plunge down to sub-minimum rates.

Sub-minimum jobs will be the vast majority of additional jobs created and (because many of those qualified to perform sub-minimum tasks were previously not qualified for employment at minimum wage rates), we’ll have a pool of eligible labor that will far exceed the number of those additional jobs.

The affect of those extremely poor paying jobs will ripple throughout our entire labor market. All labor compensation will be somewhat affected but the general extent of the effect upon a task’s wage rate will be inversely related to the difference between the purchasing power of the eliminated minimum wage rate and the job’s rate; (i.e. the more you’re earning, the less you’re hurting. That’s the meaning of minimum wage rate’s inverse affect upon all jobs’ rates).

Lower wage earners will all then be paid in wages of extremely poor purchasing power. Prior to the elimination of the minimum wage rate, many of those now earning the lesser purchasing powered wages will have been unemployed or not worked steadily but they will be joined by those who already had been the working poor and some who were previously getting by slightly better. There’ll be net increased needs for public assistance and our states can’t now handle the present needs.
That’s a scenario of increased national poverty.

I ‘m a proponent of an annually cost of living adjusted minimum wage rate similar to the annually COLA’d Social Security benefits.

Respectfully, Supposn]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6412 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:01:57 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6412 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6398 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:28:17 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6398 http://therebirth.webs.com/
It was linked on a video, which was about this… An Anonymous video.
I agree with most of what’s on the site.]]> http://therebirth.webs.com/
It was linked on a video, which was about this… An Anonymous video.
I agree with most of what’s on the site.]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6392 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:10:45 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6392
Newt's got the weight, but I think his lack of mobility might hinder him
Ron Paul would get thrown and crushed in seconds
It's close between Mitt and Santorum, however. Mitt looks like a stronger guy but Santorum might have some tricks up his sleeve

What do YOU think???
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Newt's got the weight, but I think his lack of mobility might hinder him
Ron Paul would get thrown and crushed in seconds
It's close between Mitt and Santorum, however. Mitt looks like a stronger guy but Santorum might have some tricks up his sleeve

What do YOU think???
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porno ]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6387 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:04:02 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6387
Nations’ entire production of goods and service products contribute to their GDPs but prices of individual products do not always reflect the entire goods and services that supported the production of those products.
Also individual product prices certainly do not reflect their productions’ inducement of additional goods or services productions.

All production contributes to producing nations’ gross domestic product, (GDP). The production is not statistically lost; but to the extent that production costs of globally traded goods are understated, nations’ global trade imbalances’ affects upon their GDPs are not fully attributed to global trade.

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For example governments often induce producers to establish their factories within their jurisdictions by granting them favorable tax considerations or providing infrastructure that’s particularly favorable to targeted enterprises. Governments and other non–profits often co-operate by favoring enterprises with research, loans of equipment, or access to their expertise. These production supports are of lesser or no cost to the favored enterprises and thus those enterprises products are lesser priced.

All of a nation’s production, (including production support that’s not reflected within produced products prices), are included within the producing nations’ GDPs.

But domestic production support not included within the supported export products are not to that extent attributed as exports’ contributions to the producing nation’s GDP.

Production of products can support or induce the production of other unrelated products.
For example increasing the production rate of export goods can increase the factory’s payroll and induce increasing revenues for local beauty parlor service products.
This is an additional example of exports additionally increasing the nation’s GDP but the addition is not attributed to the nation’s global trade.

[We cannot spend the same money twice. That’s why the GDP calculation formulas are reduced by the amount of the nation’s imports.
When U.S. purchasers perceiving their own individual benefits chose to purchase imported products their transaction reduces their nations’ GDPs. Trade surpluses increase their nations’ GDPs.]

Trade surpluses ALWAYS contribute and trade deficits are ALWAYS detrimental to their nations’ GDPs.
This is baked into the formula defining and calculating GDP; it is not matters of opinion.

Respectfully, Supposn]]>
Nations’ entire production of goods and service products contribute to their GDPs but prices of individual products do not always reflect the entire goods and services that supported the production of those products.
Also individual product prices certainly do not reflect their productions’ inducement of additional goods or services productions.

All production contributes to producing nations’ gross domestic product, (GDP). The production is not statistically lost; but to the extent that production costs of globally traded goods are understated, nations’ global trade imbalances’ affects upon their GDPs are not fully attributed to global trade.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
For example governments often induce producers to establish their factories within their jurisdictions by granting them favorable tax considerations or providing infrastructure that’s particularly favorable to targeted enterprises. Governments and other non–profits often co-operate by favoring enterprises with research, loans of equipment, or access to their expertise. These production supports are of lesser or no cost to the favored enterprises and thus those enterprises products are lesser priced.

All of a nation’s production, (including production support that’s not reflected within produced products prices), are included within the producing nations’ GDPs.

But domestic production support not included within the supported export products are not to that extent attributed as exports’ contributions to the producing nation’s GDP.

Production of products can support or induce the production of other unrelated products.
For example increasing the production rate of export goods can increase the factory’s payroll and induce increasing revenues for local beauty parlor service products.
This is an additional example of exports additionally increasing the nation’s GDP but the addition is not attributed to the nation’s global trade.

[We cannot spend the same money twice. That’s why the GDP calculation formulas are reduced by the amount of the nation’s imports.
When U.S. purchasers perceiving their own individual benefits chose to purchase imported products their transaction reduces their nations’ GDPs. Trade surpluses increase their nations’ GDPs.]

Trade surpluses ALWAYS contribute and trade deficits are ALWAYS detrimental to their nations’ GDPs.
This is baked into the formula defining and calculating GDP; it is not matters of opinion.

Respectfully, Supposn]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6383 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:17:20 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6383
I just wrote a free online mini-tutorial for those who want to quickly learn how to use Keynote, a MAC application for creation of slide shows. The link to this short guide is:

http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/keynote.html

Feel free to share it with others.

A mini-tutorial for some MAC users

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Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/life/intro.html]]>
I just wrote a free online mini-tutorial for those who want to quickly learn how to use Keynote, a MAC application for creation of slide shows. The link to this short guide is:

http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/keynote.html

Feel free to share it with others.

A mini-tutorial for some MAC users

.........................................................
Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/life/intro.html]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6377 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:03:34 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6377 sir- stand up , who call her BUA JI
suddenly all boys stand up except one.
sir- why are you not standing
boy- because i am FUFA JI]]> sir- stand up , who call her BUA JI
suddenly all boys stand up except one.
sir- why are you not standing
boy- because i am FUFA JI]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6369 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:26:52 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6369 However, in such situation, the European elite is considering ability to give a chance to some different countries. The matter is about EU – Ukraine trade negotiations. For Ukraine it is new levels of trade, investment and growth and new kinds of economic freedom. So, what benefits will Europe receive?
First of all it needs to draw attention that joining Free Trade Area is a part of the Association Agreement: the Association Agreement could be the first of its kind under the European Neighborhood Policy. Meanwhile two controversial questions in EU-Ukraine relationship are faced: profitable trade partnership and political issue dealing with democracy violations. The great resonance was caused by the sentence of Ukrainian former Prime Minister, Julia Timoshenko.
The EU leaders raised concerns as to this verdict regarding it as a political move and expressed negative reaction. According to the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, strengthening the rule of law and a credible fight against corruption are essential not only for the conclusion of the Association Agreement by the end of the year and the deepening of EU-Ukraine relations, but also for the consolidation of democracy in Ukraine. He urged Ukraine to uphold the principles and common values that form the core of the Eastern partnership.
In turn, the High Representative foe Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton declared that Association Agreement is not conceived as a gift to Ukraine, or a gift to the EU. It is envisaged as a mutually beneficial contract sharing European values and standards, opening markets, modernizing and diversifying the Ukrainian economy and entrenching the rule of law and fundamental freedoms.
What kind of Agreement is that? A deal that will be a key for integration of economies, creation of new opportunities both for Ukrainian and European operators in all sectors of the economy. In short, this agreement offers a pathway to Ukraine's future prosperity. Support of eastern neighbors is to help them up the ladder to growth, to develop trade relations, and Free Trade Areas have been an instrument of choice in supporting partners' growth, throughout the world.
For example, in order to be exported towards the EU, Ukraine's dairy and meat products have to pay tariff duties but maybe more importantly to meet certain sanitary standards. It's all very well abolishing those tariff duties but if we don't help Ukrainian exporters meet the EU sanitary standards for milk or beef for example, then there will be no actual trade in those products.
So, in this agreement Europe will tackle such issues: Ukrainian laws and standards will become compatible with those of the European Union in trade-related areas. This is a very important chapter of approximation of legislation.
This means that Ukrainian manufacturers will meet EU norms and standards simply by respecting Ukraine's own rules and regulations. Coupled with the abolition of import duties already mentioned, this means that the barriers and costs of accessing the EU, the largest market in the world, could be swept aside.
The coverage of this trade package within the Association Agreement with Ukraine will also be exceptionally broad – including issues like the rules on public purchasing or on competition. This means that the laws, standards and eventually also practices on government procurement and competition will be sufficiently similar in the Ukraine to the ones of the EU. In negotiating this type of deal, the EU is making an unprecedented offer of deep integration with its own market. The aim is creation of a modern, transparent and predictable environment for consumers, investors and business people in both markets.
In the European Parliament it should be reminded this trade relations operate in the broader political context of overall relationship with Ukraine so that recent developments in Kiev have put all negotiations into question. But as High Representative Ashton said they should not walk away and should continue talking. Their offer of concluding the trade negotiations as part of the Association Agreement with Ukraine should remain on the table.
It is really important, that in the face of economic challenges, Europe has the courage and confidence not to retreat into the false security of protectionist tendencies. Not for us the cold comfort of closed markets – because all we know the risks that this runs. Instead we are outward looking and opening opportunities through trade.
So, the trade negotiations with Ukraine are a perfect example of a win-win outcome. The deep and comprehensive free trade area, envisaged in the context of the Association Agreement, will be of mutual economic benefit both to the EU and Ukraine. It will open each others' markets, it would modernize and diversify Ukraine's economy, and, most important of all, it will be a milestone in sharing common European values and standards; and in the coming days or weeks the political context can be created for this deal to materialize.
Winfried Schneider-Deters for 30 years served as director of various bilateral and regional cooperation projects of Friedrich Ebert Foundation in South America, South Korea, Eastern Germany, Central Asia and in the Southern Caucasus and, from 1996 to 2000, in Ukraine. In Germany, he is a frequent commentator on contemporary Ukrainian affairs.

http://euronewsweek.net/index.php/politi...-in-the-eu]]> However, in such situation, the European elite is considering ability to give a chance to some different countries. The matter is about EU – Ukraine trade negotiations. For Ukraine it is new levels of trade, investment and growth and new kinds of economic freedom. So, what benefits will Europe receive?
First of all it needs to draw attention that joining Free Trade Area is a part of the Association Agreement: the Association Agreement could be the first of its kind under the European Neighborhood Policy. Meanwhile two controversial questions in EU-Ukraine relationship are faced: profitable trade partnership and political issue dealing with democracy violations. The great resonance was caused by the sentence of Ukrainian former Prime Minister, Julia Timoshenko.
The EU leaders raised concerns as to this verdict regarding it as a political move and expressed negative reaction. According to the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, strengthening the rule of law and a credible fight against corruption are essential not only for the conclusion of the Association Agreement by the end of the year and the deepening of EU-Ukraine relations, but also for the consolidation of democracy in Ukraine. He urged Ukraine to uphold the principles and common values that form the core of the Eastern partnership.
In turn, the High Representative foe Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton declared that Association Agreement is not conceived as a gift to Ukraine, or a gift to the EU. It is envisaged as a mutually beneficial contract sharing European values and standards, opening markets, modernizing and diversifying the Ukrainian economy and entrenching the rule of law and fundamental freedoms.
What kind of Agreement is that? A deal that will be a key for integration of economies, creation of new opportunities both for Ukrainian and European operators in all sectors of the economy. In short, this agreement offers a pathway to Ukraine's future prosperity. Support of eastern neighbors is to help them up the ladder to growth, to develop trade relations, and Free Trade Areas have been an instrument of choice in supporting partners' growth, throughout the world.
For example, in order to be exported towards the EU, Ukraine's dairy and meat products have to pay tariff duties but maybe more importantly to meet certain sanitary standards. It's all very well abolishing those tariff duties but if we don't help Ukrainian exporters meet the EU sanitary standards for milk or beef for example, then there will be no actual trade in those products.
So, in this agreement Europe will tackle such issues: Ukrainian laws and standards will become compatible with those of the European Union in trade-related areas. This is a very important chapter of approximation of legislation.
This means that Ukrainian manufacturers will meet EU norms and standards simply by respecting Ukraine's own rules and regulations. Coupled with the abolition of import duties already mentioned, this means that the barriers and costs of accessing the EU, the largest market in the world, could be swept aside.
The coverage of this trade package within the Association Agreement with Ukraine will also be exceptionally broad – including issues like the rules on public purchasing or on competition. This means that the laws, standards and eventually also practices on government procurement and competition will be sufficiently similar in the Ukraine to the ones of the EU. In negotiating this type of deal, the EU is making an unprecedented offer of deep integration with its own market. The aim is creation of a modern, transparent and predictable environment for consumers, investors and business people in both markets.
In the European Parliament it should be reminded this trade relations operate in the broader political context of overall relationship with Ukraine so that recent developments in Kiev have put all negotiations into question. But as High Representative Ashton said they should not walk away and should continue talking. Their offer of concluding the trade negotiations as part of the Association Agreement with Ukraine should remain on the table.
It is really important, that in the face of economic challenges, Europe has the courage and confidence not to retreat into the false security of protectionist tendencies. Not for us the cold comfort of closed markets – because all we know the risks that this runs. Instead we are outward looking and opening opportunities through trade.
So, the trade negotiations with Ukraine are a perfect example of a win-win outcome. The deep and comprehensive free trade area, envisaged in the context of the Association Agreement, will be of mutual economic benefit both to the EU and Ukraine. It will open each others' markets, it would modernize and diversify Ukraine's economy, and, most important of all, it will be a milestone in sharing common European values and standards; and in the coming days or weeks the political context can be created for this deal to materialize.
Winfried Schneider-Deters for 30 years served as director of various bilateral and regional cooperation projects of Friedrich Ebert Foundation in South America, South Korea, Eastern Germany, Central Asia and in the Southern Caucasus and, from 1996 to 2000, in Ukraine. In Germany, he is a frequent commentator on contemporary Ukrainian affairs.

http://euronewsweek.net/index.php/politi...-in-the-eu]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6351 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:33:46 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6351

Some of you might be interested in an article (about a new invention) I have posted. The link is:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-new...new-jersey

It is an entry for a writing contest. Please post your comments at their website. Please evaluate this short article; it was written with general public in mind. Feel free to forward the above link to anyone who might be interested.

Thank you in advance,

Ludwik Kowalski]]>

Some of you might be interested in an article (about a new invention) I have posted. The link is:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-new...new-jersey

It is an entry for a writing contest. Please post your comments at their website. Please evaluate this short article; it was written with general public in mind. Feel free to forward the above link to anyone who might be interested.

Thank you in advance,

Ludwik Kowalski]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6344 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:51:06 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6344 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6342 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:52:28 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6342
My mini-book about using Kindle is available at:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006E4PBK0

It describes only those basic tasks which I actually performed. The title is KINDLE HOW-TO: NOTES TO SHARE; the price is less than one dollar. Each short note describes a different task, as shown below:

Table of Contents
Introduction
Note 1: Kindle's keys and buttons
Note 2: How durable are Kindle's batteries?
Note 3: Extracting text from a Kindle book
Note 4: Kindle's wireless channels
Note 5: Private documents on Kindle
Note 6: Archiving my Kindle books
Note 7: Finding a phrase in my Kindle book
Note 8: Grouping Kindle books into collections
Note 9: Reading Kindle books on my computer
Note 10: Writing Kindlle books

Being a beginner I would like to know what more knowledgeable people think about this mini-book. If you are one of such people then contact me by email at

kowalskiL@mail.montclair.edu

and I will send you the mini-book in Word format. Your comments will help me to improve the book. Yes, I am contemplating a second edition, after becoming more knowledgeable. Please share the link with those who might be interested.]]>
My mini-book about using Kindle is available at:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006E4PBK0

It describes only those basic tasks which I actually performed. The title is KINDLE HOW-TO: NOTES TO SHARE; the price is less than one dollar. Each short note describes a different task, as shown below:

Table of Contents
Introduction
Note 1: Kindle's keys and buttons
Note 2: How durable are Kindle's batteries?
Note 3: Extracting text from a Kindle book
Note 4: Kindle's wireless channels
Note 5: Private documents on Kindle
Note 6: Archiving my Kindle books
Note 7: Finding a phrase in my Kindle book
Note 8: Grouping Kindle books into collections
Note 9: Reading Kindle books on my computer
Note 10: Writing Kindlle books

Being a beginner I would like to know what more knowledgeable people think about this mini-book. If you are one of such people then contact me by email at

kowalskiL@mail.montclair.edu

and I will send you the mini-book in Word format. Your comments will help me to improve the book. Yes, I am contemplating a second edition, after becoming more knowledgeable. Please share the link with those who might be interested.]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6320 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:50:18 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6320 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6315 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:31:32 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6315
1) Inspired by The New York Times article about Kindle publishing (October 24, 2011), I prepared the third edition of my "Tyranny to Freedom ..."  book, submitted the manuscript and the book was on the market in less than 24 hours. It costs only $0.99, the lowest permissible price. By the way, there are no shipping charges for Kindle books, delivered via Wi-Fi.

2) Those who want to learn from my limited technical experience producing a Kindle book are invited to visit this website:

http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/kindle/toc1.html
3) Will kindle devices replace traditional books? I do not think so. But many people say that I am wrong.
Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikopedia)
.]]>
1) Inspired by The New York Times article about Kindle publishing (October 24, 2011), I prepared the third edition of my "Tyranny to Freedom ..."  book, submitted the manuscript and the book was on the market in less than 24 hours. It costs only $0.99, the lowest permissible price. By the way, there are no shipping charges for Kindle books, delivered via Wi-Fi.

2) Those who want to learn from my limited technical experience producing a Kindle book are invited to visit this website:

http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/kindle/toc1.html
3) Will kindle devices replace traditional books? I do not think so. But many people say that I am wrong.
Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikopedia)
.]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6283 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:06:18 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6283
P.S.

I'm voting for Michele Bachmann for the GOP nomination.]]>
P.S.

I'm voting for Michele Bachmann for the GOP nomination.]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6266 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:27:28 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6266 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6178 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:36:51 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6178 injected spam!!! Can the moderators use some sort of filters? Even the social netowks are compressed
by spam! We need to do something about this!]]> injected spam!!! Can the moderators use some sort of filters? Even the social netowks are compressed
by spam! We need to do something about this!]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6151 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:11:22 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=6151
The last issue of Montclarion, a student newspaper at Montclair State University, published an article of Grover Furr, about the Occupy Wall Street movement:

http://www.themontclarion.org/archives/3740261

Yes, rich people always want to be richer and richer. This is unfortunate; no one knows how to stop this, without taking away constructive motivation. What fraction of Bill Gates' fortune is consumed and what fraction is productively invested? My guess is that the first fraction is much less than 10%, and that he is not a rare exception.

What does Professor Furr have to offer us? Consider a complex machine which works but not perfectly. Anyone can destroy it; no advanced knowledge is usually needed to accomplish this. But one has to be highly knowledgeable in order to repair it, or to design a better replacement. I am thinking about sophisticated engines, airplanes, TV sets, X ray scanners, computers, airconditioners, oil refineries, etc.

The same is true for an economic system. No system is perfect; but some are more efficient than others. Trying to destroy US capitalism  without offering something better is likely to create a lot of misery. I am thinking about what Lenin and Stalin did, as decribed in my two short books. These books are now freely available online; the links are at:

http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/links.html

Note that even now, one hundred years after the Soviet revolution, standards of living in Russia are much lower than in the US, and in other western countries.

Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
.]]>
The last issue of Montclarion, a student newspaper at Montclair State University, published an article of Grover Furr, about the Occupy Wall Street movement:

http://www.themontclarion.org/archives/3740261

Yes, rich people always want to be richer and richer. This is unfortunate; no one knows how to stop this, without taking away constructive motivation. What fraction of Bill Gates' fortune is consumed and what fraction is productively invested? My guess is that the first fraction is much less than 10%, and that he is not a rare exception.

What does Professor Furr have to offer us? Consider a complex machine which works but not perfectly. Anyone can destroy it; no advanced knowledge is usually needed to accomplish this. But one has to be highly knowledgeable in order to repair it, or to design a better replacement. I am thinking about sophisticated engines, airplanes, TV sets, X ray scanners, computers, airconditioners, oil refineries, etc.

The same is true for an economic system. No system is perfect; but some are more efficient than others. Trying to destroy US capitalism  without offering something better is likely to create a lot of misery. I am thinking about what Lenin and Stalin did, as decribed in my two short books. These books are now freely available online; the links are at:

http://pages.csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/links.html

Note that even now, one hundred years after the Soviet revolution, standards of living in Russia are much lower than in the US, and in other western countries.

Ludwik Kowalski (see Wikipedia)
.]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=5937 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:29:32 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=5937 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=5920 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:36:10 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=5920
David.

I am new on the forum and just wanted to say hello

cheers

BTW: [url=]Vps[/url] in Spain]]>
David.

I am new on the forum and just wanted to say hello

cheers

BTW: [url=]Vps[/url] in Spain]]> http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=5912 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:53:17 +0000 http://www.letpoliticstalk.com/showthread.php?tid=5912
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P.S.: That's what destiny ....]]>
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P.S.: That's what destiny ....]]>