tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post1450147408472369776..comments2024-03-29T02:19:19.866-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: W.T.Witney: Why Does the United States Beat Up On Capitalist Russiamike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-64324286557758303612017-05-31T11:26:15.919-04:002017-05-31T11:26:15.919-04:00Because doing so justifies well-paid jobs in defen...<i>Because doing so justifies well-paid jobs in defense and security?</i><br /><br />Only peripherally.<br /><br />This is about permanent global domination and control of global populations and resources.<br /><br />The stakes could not be higher in the real world.<br /><br />All the idealism involved — "because freedom and democracy — is only the façade to dupe the rubes at home into committing resources to "national security" rather than addressing domestic welfare.<br /><br />This is the same game that has been going on since the advent of surpluses about how controls the surplus and how it is distributed.<br /><br />This what politics, economics and finance are really about.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-48903547482177376742017-05-31T09:47:00.684-04:002017-05-31T09:47:00.684-04:00Why Does the United States Beat Up On Capitalist R...<i>Why Does the United States Beat Up On Capitalist Russia"</i><br /><br />Because doing so justifies well-paid jobs in defense and security?<br /><br />I suggest we move away from the notion that most people must have jobs in order to have an income. Then we can focus on what's right rather than what will enhance our job prospects?<br /><br />Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-68255040083796605792017-05-31T08:11:28.199-04:002017-05-31T08:11:28.199-04:00Probably need sanctions in place to avoid having t...Probably need sanctions in place to avoid having to make the banks whole for the Ukraine default....Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.com