<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Jones Murphy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:morphy@alumni.caltech.edu">morphy@alumni.caltech.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Mr. Jones, your name is impressive, but your argument is not. If what<br>
you're saying is true, how do you explain the dramatic redistribution<br>
of wealth from rich to poor which occurred from FDR-Carter(scroll down<br>
to see the graph of the % of America's wealth held by the top 1%):<br>
<br>
<a href="http://extremeinequality.org/?page_id=8" target="_blank">http://extremeinequality.org/?page_id=8</a></blockquote><div><br></div><div>To which I direct you here. <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/cgi-bin/facts.php">http://www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/cgi-bin/facts.php</a></div>
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And do you seriously believe that Bernie Sanders, Dennis Kucinich and<br>
the Progressive Caucus(about 30% of Dems) are just like the Dems on<br>
their right, or even worse the Republicans?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There are a few who're worth their weight, but most politicians are incompetent at best; most tend towards Sociopath. Those few (Kucinich et al) are often ineffectual against said moneyed interests (Koch bros, AIPAC, Big Corps, etc). </div>
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2011/4/29 Mr Jones <<a href="mailto:mrjones2020@gmail.com">mrjones2020@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Stefano Vaj <<a href="mailto:stefano.vaj@gmail.com">stefano.vaj@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> But if the system allows for its being played, or even worse for being<br>
>> played *legally*, I also suspect that what is wrong is the system. The<br>
>> rest is simply the mechanics of theory of games and Darwinism at play.<br>
><br>
> What's wrong is the ones making the 'laws' are in the pockets of those<br>
> who've been winning the 'game' for decades/centuries. Laws/policy no longer<br>
> reflect what's in the best interest of individuals at large, but what's in<br>
> the best interest of the winners, and their government puppets<br>
> (election/re-election).<br>
> What we have is a plutocracy of republicrats.<br>
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