AIR George Soros is not stupid.He like most of the super elites love socialism since they can make even more money.High taxing Govts means more money for the banks,drug companies,insurance companiesetc.The nanny state wants us all to be super safe and there is a price for it.

The object of Soros and his cronies is to destroy production for the middle class so they can buy up their assests for cents on the dollar.They did it in the 1890's depression,the 1930's depression and are doing it again now. http://secretofoz.com/

Redistributing the wealth of the rich to each of the rest would give each one about $8000, not exactly a princely sum.

"Stop blaming the plight of the 3rd world on capitalism. Take a look
at their politicians for good reasons why they are poor."

Yabby, you forgot to include the Christian church which particularly in South American countries, continues to feast on the bones of the poor.

As to the contents of the article, I must repeat the comments of one previous poster.
"Twas ever thus"

David

The drones of the capitalist system are out in force on this thread, like so many trained parrots. Have you ever had a complex thought between the lot of you? One that goes beyond rationalising the happy state of ignorant bliss you happily find yourselves scratching in? Don't you ever get sick of the same mind-numbing mantra---squawk squawk squawk! Has it never occurred to you to adopt a self-critical perch (you and your flock), just to ponder the meaning of it all; or wonder if life might be ... I dunno ... different in some way? Did you never think (that's a skewering question in itself) that maybe you're a product of one ideology (and a rather nasty one at that)? Do you think you'd be crowing so loudly if you'd been born in different circumstances and the pickings were slim?
Here's a dedicated skit just for you guys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJzQiemCIuY&feature=related

But come to think of it, you lot aren't parrots, you're scavenging birds; you don't question the ethics of society, road-kill, you just tuck in.
Bon appetit!

One could argue that anybody who has - or wishes to have - an income that extends beyond subsistence to the purchase and maintenance of assets (the home, the bank account that pays interest, the superannuation, etc.) is an advocate of wealth accumulation. Those who cry because others accumulate wealth at a faster rate are simply sooking like little children.

Squeers, your polemic against "the drones of the capitalist system" (read: those with jobs [possibly even yourself - I don't know]) really is laughable. Have you had a career in politics? Your ability to use a lot of words to say nothing concrete whatsoever is remarkable.

*The drones of the capitalist system are out in force on this thread*

Not drones Squeers, some of us are workers. The drones sit in
Govt, or in academia, contemplating their navels at our expense.
Some don't even realise that its our work that pays their bills
and bankrolls their cushy lifestyle.

True Yabby ,some of the drones live in the Public service,but the majority of them live in the banking system.$ 91 billion of new money is added to the Australian economy annually to equal increases in production and inflation.

Those who produce this new money own this new production.Why should a select group of private banks own what should belong to all Australians? This is the central and fundamental issue of debate.