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Inequality and poverty : Comments
By Don Aitkin, published 22/5/2014Humans themselves are not equal in any way: height, weight, beauty, talent, parents, circumstances when growing up, character, style, moral fibre, and so on. We are all unequal in every respect. That's not unfair - it's just the way it is.
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Posted by mikk, Sunday, 25 May 2014 8:25:58 AM
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mikk – You make some very good points that I strongly agree with. You do leave out one very critical component which is not exclusive to you or your ilk.
What is your solution that can be articulated to, accepted and understood by the great unwashed? Posted by Producer, Sunday, 25 May 2014 10:17:18 AM
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how to \fix..it all..is the queen orders the seizure of her mints and treasuries[that she adminester/her own exchequer/she herself will miont the coin/the budget budgets for/providing the govt stops taxing her people [her commoner weakth]..into peonhood [servitude/to dead corperated mulktiunationals..run by dule passport holding outcasts...and exiles.
that her highness coin be reassayed to reflect the more traditional values[if scum hadnt debvassed the queens coins gold/and silver[ie onc xent coin[will have a face 'valuation'..of 1 dollar[let 5 cent coin=5 dollars/10 cent cpoin=10$....ip to any queens head 2 dollar coin[now rassieged as 200 dollars[the poor now have been re empowerd/let the ritch try to earn their spend. the crime of debaseement/stealing the fed and privatiosation of the [eoples systems/all privatised asset..is re claimed back to the state[the income however/will remain].. govt will run out of schools[easch will get their budget in minted coin[the only lawfull tender]..coin cannot be taxes/nor cash[any ammount lawfully accounted for] anyhow reflate the histoiric values back into he queens coin or begin usigh gods money[rev22;2]..leaves for the healing of the bations[except you can grow your own..'leaves'..our money is the living seed..spend in seed values[one seed-a copper cent[ie one dollar sp[end]. wikiseed/wikigeld..s.u.n treaty just removed the deflation impreswed upon the queens coin/by debasement..of its silver/gold...anyhow in gods land the base of the money is a seed to grow thyne own..god-given-geld...[bronze seed].for making 144,000..product and uses/excuses..truely..the tree of good/bad..as well as the burning bush..upon the mount. truelly the money tree/sets us children[mortal children of the immortal father life spiritand mother sun..by christs love of neihghbour..and payment of debt in ful/was peace won/then we repaired the p[ieces/rebuilt the best of our past/into a living serphant rainbow path..spreading peace throughout the land.[homelands of gods living hood..one huge neighbourhood...whre love of other is understood..as our paths cross.. will set you free/if the queen dont fix her debased coin-face*..[in nickle disgrace.[ditto the wikiseed buys the freedom of the city/state..paying the rent..its great mate. Posted by one under god, Sunday, 25 May 2014 10:49:49 AM
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For god's sake mikk, what on earth do you need to be happy.
We are born in a hospital paid for by the taxpayer. Treated by doctors mostly paid for by taxpayer, mostly the "filthy" rich. Educated by the taxpayer if your parents so chose. With just a little effort you can have a university education, again paid 70% by the taxpayer. That same taxpayer will then give us a nice job in the public service, so you never have to work again. How much do you need to stop you being envious? Alternatively, you could have studied geology, again paid for by that rich taxpayer, discovered the mother load somewhere, established your own mining company, & now be richer than Packer or Murdock. Hell you could even be as rich as me. Not much money, but the most fantastic memories of a fantastic life, & best of all, I don't envy anyone. What more could one ask for. Posted by Hasbeen, Sunday, 25 May 2014 11:50:08 AM
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Here's a great little animated short narrated by Ed Asner - It deals with the US, but is pertinent to Australia as well.
http://www.moveon.org/share/72e232/hollywood-legend-ed-asner-has-outraged-republicans?rc=share-5393dd If you want a healthy industrious society, the worst thing you can do is polarise it and target those least able to pay. Posted by Poirot, Sunday, 25 May 2014 4:41:47 PM
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Hasbeen wrote
"For god's sake mikk, what on earth do you need to be happy." No more poor people suffering under tony abbotts boot heel for starters. Posted by mikk, Sunday, 25 May 2014 6:37:15 PM
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The author also rabbits on about "natural" human differences. He is mistaken in calling these things "inequalities" when they are actually diversities and one of humankinds most valuable and wonderful attributes.
"Equality does not mean an equal amount but equal opportunity. . . Do not make the mistake of identifying equality in liberty with the forced equality of the convict camp. True equality implies freedom, not quantity. It does not mean that every one must eat, drink, or wear the same things, do the same work, or live in the same manner. Far from it: the very reverse in fact. Individual needs and tastes differ, as appetites differ. It is equal opportunity to satisfy them that constitutes true equality. . . Free opportunity of expressing and acting out your individuality means development of natural dissimilarities and variations." -- Alexander Berkman
This is just another attempt to justify abbotts LIES and take the spotlight off the lieberal party and its cruel and heartless attack on the poorest, defenseless Australians.