There are so many Chomsky paperbacks proudly displayed on bigshots’ desks it’s become a cliche.

All of these super-rich, Ivy League snobs think it shows how enlightened and intellectual they are. They also think it makes them look all radical and rebellious, like they’re really cooler than the usual “suit.” Meanwhile, every “suit” for miles has the same stupid copy of Manufacturing Consent propped among his deal toys and photos of the wife and kids.

Of course they’re Democrats, and leftists. Because they’re elitists.

The solutions are obvious:

1. Become 100% energy independent ASAP!

2. End illegal immigration and deport illegals.

3. Remove embedded taxation of american products and end unfair advantage of foreign products via fairtax.

4. Stop printing so much new money.

5. Return America’s industrial base to America via fairtax.

Of course we had a candidate who would of accomplished these things
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.Home

Actually we had several candidates who would have done these things, but of course we ended up with the one who would do NONE of these things and the only “republican” who would actually help the leftists accomplish their goals of global warming/big government socialism.

Wyrd on March 21, 2008 at 10:22 AM

Exactly! They love to play up the terrible rich people angle and then stick it to the middle class as they have since the 40’s. When are the people of this country going to wake up and figure that out!!!

Do these executives really like the wealth redistribution and heavy taxation that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton promise?

Very good question Ed. Well we know that many do.

Why are people like warren buffet,george soros,the Rockefellers, Bill Gates and others, leftists?

It’s simple because they like monopoly control.

Think about it. If you are a billonaire with a monopoly and you help get socialist legislature passed…you are benefitting yourself.

Socialism breeds laziness and stupidity…it is the best way to ensure that new competition is not popping up left and right.

In addition, many of those same billionaires(Soros,Rockefellers etc.) support globalist government and would love to destroy the united states in order to form a one world government.

Here is a video going into more depth about this subject and explaining what is happening with our economy.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b2f_1205902986

They want friendly treatment on regulation, but also access to bailouts when necessary to ensure against collapse of their markets riverboat gambling.

Isn’t the dems SOP to set up taxes on the “Rich”, but then to define the rich as anyone making more then 50K a year, and then set up big loop holes for those making millions?

Wyrd on March 21, 2008 at 10:22 AM

Bingo! We have a winner!

I’m no economist, but the risk model must also take into consideration negligence and malfeasance. So, I imagine it is less efficient. A corporation that knows there is a safety net will act irresponsibly just like a welfare family breaks down — because there is incentive to do so.

You know, the kinds that stays bought?

“Why haven’t these interests thrown as much money at John McCain? Perhaps they figure he’s already sympathetic to their interests, but if so, it would make more sense to support McCain’s candidacy against both Hillary and Obama…”
posted at 10:15 am on March 21, 2008 by Ed Morrissey

Perhaps because…

“…McCain’s in a lot better position here, but the online political trading sites still show people putting their money on a Democratic win in the fall by a 3-2 margin, so it’s no big surprise that Wall Street is going to hedge their bets here…”
jon1979 on March 21, 2008 at 10:33 AM

I’d go with the “people” everytime!
But that’s just me.

They are merely paying it off so the Democrats only do minor damage to their businesses.

Greasing both sides of the pocket.

(They know the populist rhetoic is purely window-dressing anyway.)

profitsbeard on March 21, 2008 at 10:35 AM

Exactly right. I work at a trading firm, and the portfolio managers at my firm roll their eyes everytime “wealth redistribution” or “let’s make everyone pay their fair share” comes from either Dweedle-Bama or Dweedle-Hil.

What Wall Street is doing is, in purely financial terms, hedging against future moves. Nothing more.

Take a look at the 2004 RED/BLUE map. Those Blue zip codes are the richest areas of the country.

Yep, the Dems have truly become the party of the rich. All you had to do was drive in some of the biggest hoity-toity towns in Cape Ann, Mass, in ‘06 to see all the Deval Patrick “Together we can” signs in front of all the mansions.

Bill Gates, Whatsisname who owns the Mavericks, all the uber rich generally support Dems. It’s baffling.

(They know the populist rhetoic is purely window-dressing anyway.)