So very...

"hk" <payer33859 DeleteThis @mypacks.net> wrote in message
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> Eisboch wrote:
>> "hk" <payer33859 DeleteThis @mypacks.net> wrote in message
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>>> Eisboch wrote:
>>>> "hk" <payer33859 DeleteThis @mypacks.net> wrote in message
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>>>>> Eisboch wrote:
>>>>>> "hk" <payer33859 DeleteThis @mypacks.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> Debs had nothing to do with this country's slide into the toilet. If
>>>>>>> you want to blame anything, blame greed, especially the greed of the
>>>>>>> 1980s.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's nothing in the Declaration or Constitution that says we all
>>>>>>> exist for "the corporation" or its "shareholders," but that seems to
>>>>>>> be the mentality these days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I cited Debs purposely, for your benefit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Your political and social welfare views expressed over the years are
>>>>>> almost exactly those of his, but with a time frame difference.
>>>>>> He was a Socialist.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eisboch
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Really? Well, good. Debs helped exploited workers of his era. Better
>>>>> to be likened to a great American like Debs than a slimeball like Dick
>>>>> Cheney.
>>>> So, am I then to assume you are for Socialism, rather than a free
>>>> market, capitalistic economy?
>>>>
>>>> Eisboch
>>> The "free market" these days only "capitalizes" the wealthy. The middle
>>> classes in this country are suffering. Capitalism needs to be closely
>>> regulated, and government should be doing more to promote the middle
>>> class. I agree with Obama that those earning more than $250,000 a year
>>> should have their taxes raised. I also think the cap on "SSI earnings"
>>> that are taxed should be eliminated.
>>>
>>> I've made no secret that I find attractive certain aspects of modern
>>> European socialism.
>>>
>>>
>>> None of this, though, has anything to do with the fact that I find Debs
>>> an attractive historical figure and Cheney a slimeball.
>>
>>
>>
>> I understand.
>>
>> I am trying to identify you as either a socialist or a capitalist. I
>> think you have answered the question, in a round about way.
>>
>> Eisboch
>
> Naw, I'm neither. Oh, except for "family farms," I think the "inheritance
> tax" should be raised substantially. Doing so would raise the capital
> gifts to legitimate charities, and it might imbue in the sons and
> daughters of the very rich a little motivation.


I am sure you have, but just in case, I would invite you to reread Deb's
views of an ideal society.
It reads very much like a collection of your many posts here on the subject.

Debs was a acknowledged socialist. Since he and you are in obvious
agreement, are you?

Eisboch

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:33:55 -0400, "Eisboch" <rce RemoveThis @nowhere.com> wrote:


>
>Debs was a acknowledged socialist. Since he and you are in obvious
>agreement, are you?
>
Careful Harry. Trick question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34PF_3sQAjU

--Vic