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Transformed economy is neccessary “Doing what we do presently, only more efficiently, will not suffice because… http://t.co/BOTphQSAug
Blog: The ultimate “free-riders†in global ECOnomics : The Global oligrachy #PeoplesClimate #OWS http://t.co/ehBj8k9ZTm #occupytheology
“Left to itself, capitalism is a freeloader on welfare (nature’s) and nature is the loser, big time.” Rasmussen, in “Earth-honoring Faith”
nature as economic “externalities.†(the indirect negative ,or positive, side effects of economic acts not included in the price) -Rasmussen
Blog post: The ultimate “free-riders” in global ECOnomics : The Global oligrachy #PeoplesClimate #OWS: http://t.co/yJHGaV4dcf
A devastating neglect of nature and its requirements, matched to unprecedented wealth , are the “strongest†marks of modernity as the triumph of free-market magic. Here an irony surfaces: “Free riders†are scorned by capitalist industrial orders, yet these same orders are saddled with a free-rider problem they barely recognize. “Free riders†are those who consume more than their share Continue Reading
“’Free riders’ are those who consume more than their share of a public resource” – Rasmussen (thus global polluters are ultimate freeriders)
the fact that there are “exceptions” within the 1% to this selfishness highlights the problem via our description of them as “exceptions”
this idea that “government intervention takes from us” comes directly from the top (as in the top 1%) who increasingly hoard
“understanding of freedom as freedom from oppression &rule by others, is largely abandoned in favor of freedom as market freedom.” Rasmussen
Bush W: “We will widen the ownership of homes and businesses, retirement savings and health insurance” How’s that workin’ for us?
To think ‘the magic of the market’ creates common good from self-interested utilitarianism DOES require belief in magic. -Larry Rasmussen
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Koch Bros “educational” message: “owners of private property should be free to manage their wealth as they see fit” http://t.co/WdIFoMndx0
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