Yes! Sounds very credible. The anti-monopoly measures of the New Deal helped greatly. And claims that the US Supreme Court decided that corporations are persons are political bunk-- a late 19th Century Speaker of the House of Representatives claimed that in a particular case they did, but despite being repeated ad nauseum it is untrue.
yes, corporations (artificial bodies) are created to disguise individual responsibility. The federation created by the U.S. Constitution is a corporation and, it being an entity entitled to use force, the distribution of authority is good. However, when it came creating commercial subsidiaries, the distribution and restrictions on power outlined in the Constitution were left out, although NY state seems to have quite a few. Regulations are not determinative. While outside observers may assume that regulation is a synonym for restriction or restraint, that is not how the regulation of U.S. enterprise has worked. Rather, every federal agency and department has been tasked with facilitating its industry and promoting the regular generation of profit. So, for example, the mission of the EPA was to run interference between citizens and polluting industry by issuing permits that suggest limits, but do not actually prevent, mch less reduce emissions. Indeed, to placate citizens further, the EPA provided that the installation of new equipment would lower emissions and industry responded by making do with the old and then abandoning the plant when it would no longer operate. The biggest joke is "free market." There has never been a time when commerce was not subsidized by governmental entities. Money is not to blame. Money just hides what is really going on.
"Essentially, the markets are treating the U.K. the way they do emerging markets, which are viewed as not having the same reliable, disciplined institutions setting economic policy as the richest nations."
Just finished Guernsey + Potato Peel Pie +++. . . for the 76TH time. NEEDED some DVD WATCHING, and the only DVD player that I have is an Region 2 and the only movie that plays Region 2 is Guernsey So I guess I'm in for a couple of dozen more go 'rounds. Holds up well, it does.
listener mentioned it here a couple of years ago. I got it, and it was Region 2 . Discovered that one had somewhat of a choice. One could change the setting five times--mebbe, and lose anytime. . . . I decided to freeze at Region B after two uses. It was the *only* convo I've ever had on the subject.
I scrolled to the place toward the end that finally tells how the Tootsie Rolls saved the soldiers. Good story. It made me think of two things: In M*A*S*H ~ which also features the Korean War ~ they frequently get the wrong box of supplies. I also couldn't help thinking of that scene in an early Saturday Night Live where they talk of the dessert topping that "is also a floor wax." LOL.
Speaking of M*A*S*H, did you know that Alan Alda, who played Hawkeye Pierce in the TV show, actually served in the Korean War?!
Lately we have noticed that the price of green onions has skyrocketed. I wonder if they are grown commercially in a restricted area that has been hit by bad weather.
Which reminds me that today I received the first political flyer for the November election--for a candidate for a school board seat. Only one right-wing dog whistle on the front page, but a virtual stampede of endorsements by mostly right-wing and moneyed local political players. I now certainly know I won't be voting for her. A quick check shows that one of her opponents is a local history teacher, and I reached out to a grade school teacher of my acquaintance, to see whom the teachers' associations back.
Elton John at the White House Elton John [click] with intro by Jill and Joe Biden.
ReplyDeleteI can't get your link to open. Can you try again, or post just the actual link and I can repost it as clickable?
DeleteMeanwhile, you peaked my curiosity and I found this:
Biden surprises Elton John
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9_xTaMQzU
Deletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9_xTaMQzU
DeleteThis is *really* good!
ReplyDeletehttps://digbysblog.net/2022/09/24/the-wages-of-unregulated-capitalism/
https://digbysblog.net/2022/09/24/the-wages-of-unregulated-capitalism/
DeleteThanks for the link, Sweetie, ♥
DeleteYes! Sounds very credible. The anti-monopoly measures of the New Deal helped greatly. And claims that the US Supreme Court decided that corporations are persons are political bunk-- a late 19th Century Speaker of the House of Representatives claimed that in a particular case they did, but despite being repeated ad nauseum it is untrue.
Deleteyes, corporations (artificial bodies) are created to disguise individual responsibility. The federation created by the U.S. Constitution is a corporation and, it being an entity entitled to use force, the distribution of authority is good.
DeleteHowever, when it came creating commercial subsidiaries, the distribution and restrictions on power outlined in the Constitution were left out, although NY state seems to have quite a few.
Regulations are not determinative. While outside observers may assume that regulation is a synonym for restriction or restraint, that is not how the regulation of U.S. enterprise has worked. Rather, every federal agency and department has been tasked with facilitating its industry and promoting the regular generation of profit.
So, for example, the mission of the EPA was to run interference between citizens and polluting industry by issuing permits that suggest limits, but do not actually prevent, mch less reduce emissions. Indeed, to placate citizens further, the EPA provided that the installation of new equipment would lower emissions and industry responded by making do with the old and then abandoning the plant when it would no longer operate.
The biggest joke is "free market." There has never been a time when commerce was not subsidized by governmental entities.
Money is not to blame. Money just hides what is really going on.
ANYTIME, dear puddle! 💖
DeletePound plunges after new British government releases budget [Click]
ReplyDelete"Essentially, the markets are treating the U.K. the way they do emerging markets, which are viewed as not having the same reliable, disciplined institutions setting economic policy as the richest nations."
DeleteJust finished Guernsey + Potato Peel Pie +++. . . for the 76TH time. NEEDED some DVD WATCHING, and the only DVD player that I have is an Region 2 and the only movie that plays Region 2 is Guernsey So I guess I'm in for a couple of dozen more go 'rounds. Holds up well, it does.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of it before; guess I will have to inquire of the internet gods!
DeleteYep, learn something new every day if I’m not careful:
DeleteNovel [Click] and
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listener mentioned it here a couple of years ago. I got it, and it was Region 2 . Discovered that one had somewhat of a choice. One could change the setting five times--mebbe, and lose anytime. . . . I decided to freeze at Region B after two uses. It was the *only* convo I've ever had on the subject.
DeleteRegion **2**
DeleteWhy Ireland Has Fewer People Than 200 Years Ago [Click] A good explanation of the Potato Famine and its consequences down to the present day.
ReplyDeleteJudge Threatens to Arrest and Jail Rudy Giuliani [Click] Hey, three hots, a flop and free medical care; what’s not to like?
ReplyDeleteAnd in other lawyer news, Michael Avenatti Ordered to Pay Stormy Daniels [Click]
DeleteA good bit of street art [Click]
ReplyDeleteWhy Saudi Arabia Is Importing Record Amounts Of Oil [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe invention of Tootsie Rolls and how they saved twelve thousand US Marines [Click]
ReplyDeleteI scrolled to the place toward the end that finally tells how the Tootsie Rolls saved the soldiers. Good story. It made me think of two things: In M*A*S*H ~ which also features the Korean War ~ they frequently get the wrong box of supplies. I also couldn't help thinking of that scene in an early Saturday Night Live where they talk of the dessert topping that "is also a floor wax." LOL.
DeleteSpeaking of M*A*S*H, did you know that Alan Alda, who played Hawkeye Pierce in the TV show, actually served in the Korean War?!
Lately we have noticed that the price of green onions has skyrocketed. I wonder if they are grown commercially in a restricted area that has been hit by bad weather.
ReplyDelete----Anonymous Alan
DeleteHere is why green onion prices are so high—abnormal weather [Click]
DeleteJohn Fetterman welcomed as ‘one of us’ at his first Philadelphia rally [Click] Sounds pretty good.
ReplyDeleteJudge dismisses lawsuit over DOJ memo on school board threats [Click]
ReplyDeleteWhich reminds me that today I received the first political flyer for the November election--for a candidate for a school board seat. Only one right-wing dog whistle on the front page, but a virtual stampede of endorsements by mostly right-wing and moneyed local political players. I now certainly know I won't be voting for her. A quick check shows that one of her opponents is a local history teacher, and I reached out to a grade school teacher of my acquaintance, to see whom the teachers' associations back.
DeleteFactoid: Usually my vote seems to doom a candidate. . .
DeleteWish mine did, I could skip not voting for Manchin, and go ahead and vote for him and end his bloody damned career. . . .
ReplyDeleteAs memory serves me, Robert Byrd did a good job of bringing home the bacon.
DeleteOh indeed.
DeleteVladimir Putin’s ship of fools is sinking fast. Will he take everyone down with him? [Click] I think it would be better to ask whom he will take down with him, but that is quibbling.
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