Paul1405,
the rich only get richer because the poor are constantly buying off the rich. Also, they keep voting for the incompetent.

Hi o sung wu,

I haven't read either of those books, but they're now on my reading list.

Many thanks.

Interesting to hear about your experiences with the police over the pond.

I'm a passionate believer in free enterprise, but I equally passionately believe that it works best when properly regulated.

I'm convinced that in the US their ideological belief that capitalism can solve any problem and that a government can't be too small, has led to an imbalance where vested interests in pursuing their own goals are hindering the national interest.

Capitalism can solve most problems efficiently, but it never acts in the nation's interests, (because that's not its job), hence - I believe - the need for prudent government regulation to ensure a balance between the two sets of often competing interests.

The US Supreme Court ruling on the Citizens United case has created a monster that perfectly illustrates my point.

I'm wondering how messy it will get when the US political pendulum finally starts to swing back towards the centre, as it inevitably will, but not from pressure from within Washington.

The other thing that struck me in reading of your experiences is that it must be nigh on impossible to prevent corruption in such a low paid police force doing such dangerous work; especially as it sounds as though morale is low.

Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au

If we take a quick look at our economy.
For the sake of debate say we area city of a million.
10% rich and do not work
10% the big export producers we need to stay afloat.
And those who work? 45%
Now if we increase the wages is it not true we increase the profits of those who feed and cloth workers.
What if Rechtub was treasurer? and he got his wish, slash the workers wages.
Is it not plainly true apart from those exporters our economy would shrink?
I repeat a truth, worker or million air, Rechtubs view workers and the poor vote Labor, imposing a nonexistent horror on this country is wrong.
Head of local nats branch worked with me as a road Laborer and has the seat out of his pants.
In that area Anthonyv but still waiting diagnosis.

individual, Possibly we should introduce a "democratic" system where only the "right types" get a vote, eg the landed gentry and business owners, plus landlords of course,thta goes without saying. Naturally it also goes without saying,no woman, and certainly non of that working class riffraff, heaven forbid. When some bolshie, commie, pinko fool introduced universal suffrage as some ridiculous social experiment, just look what we got prime Ministers without titles, and even some who freely admitted they we from the low order. I was beside my self when Sir Robert pass on and then that horrid Whitlem fellow, no title, not even a KMCG, can you believe that, freely sitting in Sir Robert's chair, Sir Robert's chair, without not as much as a beg your pardon, from that offish, oh!...words escape me. I say. do you know there are rumors, that a black person, yes a black person, may well find her way, yes a black woman, what next a gay person in the house, perish the thought! heaven forbid. Hopefully it is all nasty rumor and after this silly election thing the house will be filled with the right people, people of class and breeding,those of us born to rule, good Liberal people, we can hope for nothing less
As you rightly pointed out they (the poor) keep voting for the incompetent" The above will certainly fix that problem.
p/s Sure you weren't born in the 19th century?

Paul1405,
Why is it because you're incapable of looking outside the square resorting to ridicule is your only alternative. Read again what I wrote & direct & try to understand by trying to think in an unselfish manner rather than the standard australian mentality of me, me, me. rather than just dismissing my proposals tell all of us here why young people should be excempt from pulling their weight. provide an explanation instead of just weaseling your way out of not having a reasonable answer. Explain why you think some should have the burden of supporting others who are too lazy to put in an effort.

Now if we increase the wages is it not true we increase the profits of those who feed and cloth workers.
Belly,
No wonder Australia has gone into reverse if that is the reasoning of the Labor movement.
Whenever the blue collar brigade gets a 3% increase it's only seconds later that the Public servants get a 10% increase. The economics of union thinking are WRONG ! What more proof do we need ? With the unions thinking the gap between the haves & have nots is widening rather than narrowing. We need a narrowing of the gap not a widening! No-one on the public payroll should be above what private enterprise pays for good performers. No wonder Australians are seen as the world's biggest bludgers.