A history of profit sharing in the United States:

[CID1990]

If so, my bad. Assumed you were like most Republicans.

Are you in favor of birthright citizenship? Are you in favor of the income tax? etc.

I think Republicans are working on repealing 3 or 4 amendments atm.

Until they're not in the constitution, I support them. But let me tell you a story: the father of one of my daughter's dance friends is Lebanese. He's married to an American (has been for 16 years), but has never bothered to get his American citizenship. His pregnant sister is (obviously) also Lebanese. She's coming to America from Lebanon this week to (for the third time) have her child in America. Why, you might ask? Why to gift that child with all the rights and benefits that go along with being born on American soil, despite the fact that neither she nor her husband are American citizens. Do you or do you not have a problem with that?

If she was obviously pregnant at her visa interview I would have a problem with the consular officer who issued her visa.

[CID1990]

You' are confused. I was calling out typical conk deflection and bullshit. Too bad because this could be an interesting discussion. But if I believed in free market pixie dust I'd probably hijack it too...

So what has done more to lift people out of grinding poverty than the free market system?
Unicorns? The pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? The Tooth Fairy? "progressivism"?

It's working quite well in France, ATM

[kalm]

And the "War on the Rich" continues.

Education, risk taking, and hard work

...are what it takes to be a successful and conscientious entrepreneur said Yvon Chouinard and countless lib business owners like him.


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[kalm]

You' are confused. I was calling out typical conk deflection and bullshit. Too bad because this could be an interesting discussion. But if I believed in free market pixie dust I'd probably hijack it too...

So what has done more to lift people out of grinding poverty than the free market system?
Unicorns? The pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? The Tooth Fairy? "progressivism"?

A mixed economy that provides equality of opportunity through human and infrastructure investing and smartly regulated "free" markets that are not stacked in favor entrenched power, crony capitalists, monopolies.

It also helps to have a country bordered by oceans, with massive natural resources and a relatively small population.

[Baldy]

So what has done more to lift people out of grinding poverty than the free market system?
Unicorns? The pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? The Tooth Fairy? "progressivism"?

A mixed economy that provides equality of opportunity through human and infrastructure investing and smartly regulated "free" markets that are not stacked in favor entrenched power, crony capitalists, monopolies.

It also helps to have a country bordered by oceans, with massive natural resources and a relatively small population.

You're learning.

[89Hen]

smartly regulated "free" markets that are not stacked in favor entrenched power

Sounds nice, but it also sounds like you think that once corporations turn a profit, they should be dissolved before the next generation gets to benefit.

[kalm]

smartly regulated "free" markets that are not stacked in favor entrenched power

Sounds nice, but it also sounds like you think that once corporations turn a profit, they should be dissolved before the next generation gets to benefit.

That's a whole other can of worms. But I think there was a time in this country where states would revoke corporate charters once usefulness to society had finished.

[AZGrizFan]

Until they're not in the constitution, I support them. But let me tell you a story: the father of one of my daughter's dance friends is Lebanese. He's married to an American (has been for 16 years), but has never bothered to get his American citizenship. His pregnant sister is (obviously) also Lebanese. She's coming to America from Lebanon this week to (for the third time) have her child in America. Why, you might ask? Why to gift that child with all the rights and benefits that go along with being born on American soil, despite the fact that neither she nor her husband are American citizens. Do you or do you not have a problem with that?

If she was obviously pregnant at her visa interview I would have a problem with the consular officer who issued her visa.

This is her third child. All three will have been born in America.

[89Hen]

Sounds nice, but it also sounds like you think that once corporations turn a profit, they should be dissolved before the next generation gets to benefit.

That's a whole other can of worms. But I think there was a time in this country where states would revoke corporate charters once usefulness to society had finished.

That's your American dream Kalm.

[Ibanez]

If she was obviously pregnant at her visa interview I would have a problem with the consular officer who issued her visa.

This is her third child. All three will have been born in America.

[kalm]

That's a whole other can of worms. But I think there was a time in this country where states would revoke corporate charters once usefulness to society had finished.

That's your American dream Kalm.

And your dream is corporate control government... Congrats!

[89Hen]

That's your American dream Kalm.

And your dream is corporate control government... Congrats!

You are FAR closer to my hyperbole than I am to yours.

[JohnStOnge]

One should always be suspicious of pieces of quotes scattered within an author's interpretation. I guess one would have to look up all the documents those quotes came from and read the quotes in context to see if the impression created is accurate.

But I seriously doubt any of those guys would've said government should limit the amount of land in particular or property in general that they could own. I really do.