You’re right that this has been a big reason for this resistance. It is not only that controlling the means of supply drives long term profits, but that the supply infrastructure generates huge profits as well. The largest portion of your home electricity cost is not the production but the delivery. If we could free everyone from both these costs almost everyone would be a lot happier.

You should extend this way of looking at it to the rest of the capitalist system we are being subjected to. Poorer quality goods lead to higher repurchase rates and more waste. Company mergers stifle new technology and slow human progress. These systems need heavy regulation and even extermination.

Curse that movie all to hell! Every time I say I’m not sure about something I immediately think of it. Love it!

In the US it takes all of two minutes to become well armed. Now well trained is another matter.

Nice job on layout and content. Thanks very much.

I cannot profess to knowing that which I did not read, per say. Lol

Damn you!

As I said I won’t be reading this post I think it would be hypocritical to read any responses, so I won’t be reading this one either. Thanks best buddy!

Just for that I won’t be reading this post.

Don’t know where to start with this one. Creating more political parties just splits the vote. In a “first pass the post” election set up, this would be a disaster. Allowing someone to become extremely rich is not necessarily a problem. The problem should really be looked at more from the gap between them and the normies. Shrink that gap and that lessons the problem. The biggest problem with extreme wealth in an individual or corporation is the outsized influence they have on politics and government. Your SC’s citizen united decision is the real problem that generates a lot of the hate for the rich. Rich people don’t want to be taxed more (in general) so if you try to force it on them they will look for solutions like relocating their tax home. You would need to have tools to punish attempts to do this, like loss of citizenship and asset seizures. These are not popular steps and could sink any initiative before it begins. Those are just some of the problems I see. There are many, many more.