Melvin Waldron, CGCS said: Jon Gansen said: Larry Allan said:
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/node/110040
Funny how what comes around goes around. Low wages, company store, company owned accommodation. Pretty much the US economy a century ago
I think you make a good point, but only if they were a Democracy. Democracy enabled things to change. Under a Communist leadership change comes only when the government will allow it.
I agree with the point Red is making, and with Jon as well, but the question I ask is this, democracy enabled things to change, how was that done? Usually I believe it was done by the government, what with labor standards, and other legislation that was passed. So I ask those that condemn government involvement, would we have still have had the company stores and stuff if government wouldn't have put in regulations? Wasn't there similar disparities in wages and wealth back in those days too? I also know there are lots of things that changed because of market pressures and customers habits as well, along with a host of other inputs. Of course that's just my opinion.
Mel
By The People for The People. You are right Mel our government implements laws and regulation and to some degree now, strangulation. Would civil rights have gone thru with just government? It took the people to influence the way it went. There are always consequences in our gov.. If you dont like the way things are going vote em out and vice versa. Now the kicker is if the majority become entitled by the government what happens then??
Red, China is how many centuries older than the USA and yet the people are regulated to one child, restrictions on media, pollution is a big problem for their environment, hazardous working conditions with little pay to name a few. USA is 236 years old weve come a long way baby. At this rate China may become similar to us in another 4000 years. If this were star trek they would be the klingons that dont play nice with the galaxy.
By the way interesting you using Star Trek and Mel using Family Guy.