That we'd get better results by getting the wealthy and corporations to understand that they do better when they create value instead of just creating profit. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

I think a number of progressives have argued that for some time. I remember my econ prof at UCLA saying that "the rich will only buy so many refrigerators". In a consumer culture, you have to have enough consumers with some money in their pockets. - Spidra Webster

Yep, Spidra...thanks for the link, btw. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

I do, if I think they're interesting. Often times, I just don't. - Melly #FForever

I will, on occasion. I'm no atheist, but I find a lot of articles from that point of view very refreshing (I actually find various religious views interesting most of the time.) I am not going to post something that advocates something I find abhorrent, because I often don't want to encourage any advertising money going to those groups. - Jennifer Dittrich

Without tax reform increases are effectively shouldered by small businesses. I am not opposed to higher taxes on multinational corporations many of whom pay effectively nothing in taxes which is absolutely ridiculous. I am opposed to the corrupt system that our present tax code is. The vitriol on both sides of most debates is more divisive than ever and people identify with one party or the other and often don't even know the difference. As far as religion goes I am heretic anyway because I don't believe in hell. I am also a theist, but I am open minded about it religion in general almost to the point of leaning agnostic. - Eric Logan

I think "convincing the overclass" is a ridiculous notion. We got where we are now because the overclass consciously pushed to benefit themselves ( http://www.nationalmemo.com/inequal... ). Sure, one could argue that in the long run we're better off -- maybe even the superrich -- with more equality, but in the short run, it is rational for them to squeeze everyone else. At this level of inequality, they don't even really live in the same country as the rest of us. Private schools, private doctors, private security in gated compounds, ... - Andrew C (✔)

And anyways, the goal in "convincing the overclass" would be to cut down their propaganda that keeps [enough of] us proles voting against their own self-interest. Seems to me directly convincing the 99% would be a less circuitous route to that goal. - Andrew C (✔)