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Old 02-06-2012, 02:59 PM   #11
Lamplighter
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@Clod It's hard to talk about such things without including or being driven by cliches.

There probably always will be those such as the Gates, Jobs, Zuckerman's, and other unique entrepreneurs.
Cliche: "Country boy makes good"

But for the country and, thus, the majority of the non-wealthy, stability of employment may be the prime factor.
Cliche: "One paycheck from homeless"

But with stability most people (home owners and renters) can look forward in their own lives.
Cliche: "Things will be better for our children than they were for us"

Deflation of an economy works against both the wealthy and non-wealthy.
But inflation works better for the wealthy who can defer taxes,
pay off loans with cheaper $, and accomodate loss of disposible income.
Cliche: "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer"

Also, the wealthy benefit from the losses of the less-wealthy by accumulating
their assets at a reduced price, such as foreclosures of real estate, buy-outs of bankruptcies.
Cliche: "Let them eat cake"

To my mind, these are some reasons I believe "corporations do not die".
In the long run, I fear accumulation of assets by corporations and the wealthy,
will continue to the point that a huge part of our population are "renters"
and "franchisee's" and "employees" of larger and larger corporations.
Cliche: "There's only so much to go around"
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