tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post2380918031657679994..comments2023-05-08T03:28:54.959-07:00Comments on Sawdust Action: The Recession and 401k'sMonkey Wrenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342237762603574674noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-47772930456085971842009-04-22T03:26:00.000-07:002009-04-22T03:26:00.000-07:00Why thanks!!
--WrenchWhy thanks!!<br /><br /><br />--WrenchMonkey Wrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342237762603574674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-31043788133406025592009-04-21T16:26:00.000-07:002009-04-21T16:26:00.000-07:00PS- Not sure how you weren't on my blogroll....bu...PS- Not sure how you weren't on my blogroll....but you are now :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-31636918310682849002009-04-21T16:20:00.000-07:002009-04-21T16:20:00.000-07:00Great post!
You know, you really should start lur...Great post!<br /><br />You know, you really should start lurking around the blog Wild Wild Left, maybe tune into the BlogRadio show. The woman who runs the site, Diane, seems cool as hell. And while they say they range from "liberal" to radical, I think the furthest right wing contributor I encountered was an evolutionary Marxist, lol.<br /><br />You write well, and if you get into discussions @ the WWL, I wouldn'tbe surprised if Diane asked you to become a contributor. That is, if you are interested :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-23015445968449648412009-04-19T17:36:00.000-07:002009-04-19T17:36:00.000-07:00Exactly. More needs to be put into independent med...Exactly. More needs to be put into independent media, focusing on on-site reporting, giving the facts and nothing else.<br /><br />I despise Fox and CNN both.... Distortion makes me sick, because these news channels are most people's only link to the outside world.<br /><br />A sad state of affairs, our media exploiting our fears. <br /><br />WrenchMonkey Wrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342237762603574674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-37759344243319419582009-04-19T08:47:00.000-07:002009-04-19T08:47:00.000-07:00Right on as always! Well written, and yeah- amazi...Right on as always! Well written, and yeah- amazing that people truly believe what they are spoon fed by the media, and government- BOTH of which contributed to this current place...people in this nation sicken me at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-45732974036727307142009-04-18T17:28:00.000-07:002009-04-18T17:28:00.000-07:00I think that it might be a good idea in theory, bu...I think that it might be a good idea in theory, but the people that aren't shareholders that can still be effected through business pressure (the steel industry effecting the refridgerator industry for example, or the car industry) will continue to be subjected to the will of the bigger, more powerful company.<br /><br />thanks for commenting!!<br /><br />monkeywrenchMonkey Wrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342237762603574674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-39097681908103848962009-04-18T12:36:00.000-07:002009-04-18T12:36:00.000-07:00i hope that the proletariat would unify and rally ...i hope that the proletariat would unify and rally against this stupidness too. Except that it seems more and more unlikely to happen. Recessions and Depressions have been happening for years; some lower classes have revolted and some haven't. We (The U.S.), for the most part, haven't.<br /><br />The truth is that humongously large pockets of money are being held in various places of country, most of which have been gathered direct and indirectly cutthroat practices. Those in control of that money just sit and watch the world fall to abject poverty.<br /><br />I'm not an enemy of capitalism. I think that, when regulated properly, it would be great. But greedy investors have to stop being in control.<br /><br />What do you think of companies that turn the employees into shareholders?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-29600496990745143842009-04-18T10:18:00.000-07:002009-04-18T10:18:00.000-07:00Exactly. Union with the workers AGAINST the shareh...Exactly. Union with the workers AGAINST the shareholders is what is necessary for change. Self-Organizations as well as solidarity with each other could make the shareholders and bosses realize just how necessary the working class are.<br /><br /><br />Thanks a bundle for the comment,<br /><br />WrenchMonkey Wrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342237762603574674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-58139354356877881742009-04-18T06:00:00.000-07:002009-04-18T06:00:00.000-07:00Great rant - my theory to fix this economic mes wa...Great rant - my theory to fix this economic mes was to have shareholders go after the CEO's and liquidate their asses to pay for it. But that's just me :D<br /><br />I agree that 401k's are a racket (they have also caused the downfall of corporate responsibility to employees with regards to pensions because 401k's facilitate job hopping, so long term employees are now considered detrimental rather than beneficial).<br /><br />But really, we need to look at stating to restructure the entire system, and we need to organize the working employees, and outrage the shareholders enough to work with working employees, and grab these companies by the family jewels and make them change.Anokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675278947623136467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-83139459111834487342009-04-17T22:41:00.000-07:002009-04-17T22:41:00.000-07:00HA! Well, I thank you. I just think that sharing i...HA! Well, I thank you. I just think that sharing is good. That's really one of the biggest points in my philosophy. <br /><br />In some circles this will get me unjustly called a Communist, or a dissident, or unpatriotic, but in the end, I just think it's right.<br /><br />Thanks for the flattering comments, as always :)<br /><br /><br />WrenchMonkey Wrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342237762603574674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211819383585644814.post-38141790728354779812009-04-17T22:27:00.000-07:002009-04-17T22:27:00.000-07:00As always, a great and thought provoking post. You...As always, a great and thought provoking post. Your blogs would surely snap out people in a coma. <br /><br />The little people are always the ones affected! I don't understand the big companies and the rich people sometimes either. At the end of the day, Politicians and Capitalists will always get big bucks.<br /><br />It's hard to add more as you hit the nail on the head lol!HalfCrazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649739223783471903noreply@blogger.com