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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (247051)	3/10/2014 1:04:38 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 543071

You really don't understand that since Reaganomics, the wealthy have been taking ALL the increases in the GDP in America? That prior to that, it was distributed more equally? That incomes for middle and lower class Americans have actually DECLINED in the last 30 years? I presume you're middle class Steve, so, that would be YOUR income. Why the right-wing stupidly supports economic policies that HURT them is beyond my understanding. You seem to do so as well. How come?

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (247051)	3/10/2014 1:08:22 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 543071

Im in favor of Planetism... let those who can afford to stave off..mass..migration..starvation...... extinction of the lessors...(all beings... from ants to elephants...) do so... And Take Great Pride IF Needed............................ .............................................................. giving $ to the poor... only encourages folks to..go to Disneyland..or worse................ (Cancun's tequila parties are for..the masses.....?????..) Biodiversity & the Sixth Extinction Author: Dr John M Anderson ~ Gondwana Alive 'The SIXTH GREAT extinction spasm of life is upon us, grace of mankind’ – Wilson (1992) ‘For each of the Big Five [extinctions] there are theories of what caused them, some are compelling, but none proven. For the sixth extinction, however, we do know the culprit. We are.’ – Leakey & Lewin (1995) ‘Imagine an asteroid the diameter of central Sydney slamming into the Earth. We humans are that asteroid … We are forging the Sixth Global Extinction.’ – Anderson (1999) Ask the first 100 persons you encounter at your local shopping mall, on a Saturday morning in Pretoria, what this ‘Sixth Extinction’ might be, and the chances are 99 of them will shrug their shoulders in vacant response. Do the same in London or Tokyo and the response will be the same. That is our greatest problem and its greatest cause. Democracy is arguably the smartest form of government humanity has devised till now, yet almost no member of these spreading democracies has any notion of the most overwhelming, indeed catastrophic, threat to their existence. All humanity, past and present, are the cause of the Extinction, yet virtually all of humanity remains unaware of its throttling embrace.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (247051)	3/10/2014 8:34:38 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543071

"You are arguing against Capitalism and in favor of Socialism " We have socialized capitalism, or capitalistic socialism right now. So does almost every other developed country. stupid pathetic poor white trash prick who dumped trash at the head of my creek More redistribution upwards, and he might be taking a dump there, instead. BTW why do you assume it's not a Walmart employee on food stamps and Medicaid, who can't afford garbage pickup or the landfill fee, but still has use of Walmart restrooms? "more willing to have their income taken to build a fine new school in their neighborhood" I consider that redistribution, from taxpayers to construction workers, and eventually, school staff.