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The dream of American democracy
It is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and determine the strategy for the winning of a lasting peace and the establishment of an American standard of living higher than ever before known. We cannot be content, no matter how high that general standard of living may be, if some fraction of our people—whether it be one-third or one-fifth or one-tenth—is ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-housed, and insecure.
This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its present strength, under the protection of certain inalienable political rights—among them the right of free speech, free press, free worship, trial by jury, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. They were our rights to life and liberty. As our nation has grown in size and stature, however—as our industrial economy expanded—these political rights proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leland Stanford was one of the “Big Four” founders of the Central Pacific Railroad, and by mid-century had amassed a fortune of many millions of dollars. When one spoke of a “Robber Baron”, Leland Stanford would be among the first names to come to mind. Yet during the final decade of his life, Leland Stanford had come to the conclusion that American society would in the future be better off if it did not create more tycoons such as himself; instead, that the division between capitalist and laborer should disappear, that the industries of American should come to be owned and managed cooperatively by their very workers. This, Stanford saw as a fulfillment of the dream of American democracy.
Beyond Capitalism:
Leland Stanford’s Forgotten Vision
dynamics.org/~altenber/PAPERS/BCLSFV/
We do not need a Michael Moore's documentary to show us what Wall Street and it's religion "Capitalism" is doing to America and the world. It is clear to all working people and the millions who have lost jobs and homes all across this country the effects of this heartless greed based system. Over the last few years we see millions of families thrown into the streets without a roof over their heads; too bad you did not read the fine print that I was about to rob you of your American dream; young families, the sick and even the elderly alike are not spared. They are left to fend in a nightmare of hopelessness. We know hundreds of thousands die for lack or decent healthcare and millions more continue to live without healthcare in the world wealthiest nation. These greedy capitalist spend billions on slick television commercials, lobbyist and talking heads trying to convince the American people that having universal healthcare is an ungodly thing and bad for them. While they rob the American tax payers of trillions of dollars to save their crumbling empires of greed.
The destruction of American jobs en masse is not a mistake but a deliberate plan by the “Robber Barons” to produce more with less workers and to increase unworldly profits. Over the last 30 years workers are producing more while their salaries and security diminishes. Where is the fairness for the working man and woman that create the wealth with his labor?. When the CEO of a large corporation can make more in one year than a worker can make in a lifetime, something is terrible wrong with the picture. when a CEO can make $42 million in 4 years while millions of the world inhabitants live on less than a dollar a day, something is devilish wrong with that. Those who support this inequality think nothing is wrong with that, I say where is the human conscience in this scenario. Somethings are just plain wrong and this is one of them.
American workers have struggled and fought for a living wage, better working condition and job security over a hundred years. However, their rights have been systemically crushed and weaken; Unions have been marginalized and destroyed. This is what Capitalism loves, it loves a defenseless workforce that it can disposed of without any opposition. Millions of workers have lost Jobs and if you have notice that there has been very little mass workers protest or resistance in this country during all this. Today Wall street is enjoying a comeback they say, raking in billions in profits while the american workers see none of this. The working class and the poor struggle each day to keep their heads above water. We are told that this is the best system for the creation of wealth, but at what cost and for who? surly not for the American workers who are getting poorer while a minority gets richer. The gap between the rich and the poor is now wider than at any other time in human history.
The American working class must wake up to the lie of this system that continue to strangle them. Nowhere in the constitution of America is Capitalism mentioned. It is not synonymous with Democracy or Freedom. China's increase growth and success proves the point that Capitalism does not need Democracy or Political freedoms to survive, it flourishes even under Communist dictatorship. All the "freedom" loving capitalist are now embracing China's money making machine with much excitement. They are very elated with China's model it is what they have been working on in America for decades.
The alternative is to have a wealth creation system that is based on fairness and Democracy. A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and democratically controlled by its worker-owners. Workers who produce wealth should have a greater say and share of that wealth which they produce with their labor. Workers should not beg for crumbs that fall form the fat cats table.
The Second Bill of Rights
was a proposal made by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944 to suggest that the nation had come to recognize, and should now implement, a second bill of rights. Roosevelt did not argue for any change to the United States Constitution; he argued that the second bill of rights was to be implemented politically, not by federal judges. Roosevelt's stated justification was that the "political rights" guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness." Roosevelt's remedy was to create an "economic bill of rights" which would guarantee:
A job with a living wage
Freedom from unfair competition and monopolies
A home
Medical care
Education
Recreation
This Second Bill of Rights were never implemented in America. Ironically these are also the same rights that Unions all over the world have been fighting for. However, Capitalism continue to make sure these basic guarantees never happen in America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights
I recommend my visitors to see the Michael Moore Movie "Capitalism: A Love Story" if some are not convinced by what has happened and experienced these last 20 years. Maybe just maybe this film will change some mind.
Franklin Roosevelt -Second Bill of Rights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwUL9tJmypI
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_cooperative
Rochdale Principles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_Principles
Eisenhowers Farewell Address Jan. 1961
The dream of American democracy
It is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and determine the strategy for the winning of a lasting peace and the establishment of an American standard of living higher than ever before known. We cannot be content, no matter how high that general standard of living may be, if some fraction of our people—whether it be one-third or one-fifth or one-tenth—is ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-housed, and insecure.
This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its present strength, under the protection of certain inalienable political rights—among them the right of free speech, free press, free worship, trial by jury, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. They were our rights to life and liberty. As our nation has grown in size and stature, however—as our industrial economy expanded—these political rights proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leland Stanford was one of the “Big Four” founders of the Central Pacific Railroad, and by mid-century had amassed a fortune of many millions of dollars. When one spoke of a “Robber Baron”, Leland Stanford would be among the first names to come to mind. Yet during the final decade of his life, Leland Stanford had come to the conclusion that American society would in the future be better off if it did not create more tycoons such as himself; instead, that the division between capitalist and laborer should disappear, that the industries of American should come to be owned and managed cooperatively by their very workers. This, Stanford saw as a fulfillment of the dream of American democracy.
Beyond Capitalism:
Leland Stanford’s Forgotten Vision
dynamics.org/~altenber/PAPERS/BCLSFV/
We do not need a Michael Moore's documentary to show us what Wall Street and it's religion "Capitalism" is doing to America and the world. It is clear to all working people and the millions who have lost jobs and homes all across this country the effects of this heartless greed based system. Over the last few years we see millions of families thrown into the streets without a roof over their heads; too bad you did not read the fine print that I was about to rob you of your American dream; young families, the sick and even the elderly alike are not spared. They are left to fend in a nightmare of hopelessness. We know hundreds of thousands die for lack or decent healthcare and millions more continue to live without healthcare in the world wealthiest nation. These greedy capitalist spend billions on slick television commercials, lobbyist and talking heads trying to convince the American people that having universal healthcare is an ungodly thing and bad for them. While they rob the American tax payers of trillions of dollars to save their crumbling empires of greed.
The destruction of American jobs en masse is not a mistake but a deliberate plan by the “Robber Barons” to produce more with less workers and to increase unworldly profits. Over the last 30 years workers are producing more while their salaries and security diminishes. Where is the fairness for the working man and woman that create the wealth with his labor?. When the CEO of a large corporation can make more in one year than a worker can make in a lifetime, something is terrible wrong with the picture. when a CEO can make $42 million in 4 years while millions of the world inhabitants live on less than a dollar a day, something is devilish wrong with that. Those who support this inequality think nothing is wrong with that, I say where is the human conscience in this scenario. Somethings are just plain wrong and this is one of them.
American workers have struggled and fought for a living wage, better working condition and job security over a hundred years. However, their rights have been systemically crushed and weaken; Unions have been marginalized and destroyed. This is what Capitalism loves, it loves a defenseless workforce that it can disposed of without any opposition. Millions of workers have lost Jobs and if you have notice that there has been very little mass workers protest or resistance in this country during all this. Today Wall street is enjoying a comeback they say, raking in billions in profits while the american workers see none of this. The working class and the poor struggle each day to keep their heads above water. We are told that this is the best system for the creation of wealth, but at what cost and for who? surly not for the American workers who are getting poorer while a minority gets richer. The gap between the rich and the poor is now wider than at any other time in human history.
The American working class must wake up to the lie of this system that continue to strangle them. Nowhere in the constitution of America is Capitalism mentioned. It is not synonymous with Democracy or Freedom. China's increase growth and success proves the point that Capitalism does not need Democracy or Political freedoms to survive, it flourishes even under Communist dictatorship. All the "freedom" loving capitalist are now embracing China's money making machine with much excitement. They are very elated with China's model it is what they have been working on in America for decades.
The alternative is to have a wealth creation system that is based on fairness and Democracy. A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and democratically controlled by its worker-owners. Workers who produce wealth should have a greater say and share of that wealth which they produce with their labor. Workers should not beg for crumbs that fall form the fat cats table.
The Second Bill of Rights
was a proposal made by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944 to suggest that the nation had come to recognize, and should now implement, a second bill of rights. Roosevelt did not argue for any change to the United States Constitution; he argued that the second bill of rights was to be implemented politically, not by federal judges. Roosevelt's stated justification was that the "political rights" guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness." Roosevelt's remedy was to create an "economic bill of rights" which would guarantee:
A job with a living wage
Freedom from unfair competition and monopolies
A home
Medical care
Education
Recreation
This Second Bill of Rights were never implemented in America. Ironically these are also the same rights that Unions all over the world have been fighting for. However, Capitalism continue to make sure these basic guarantees never happen in America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights
I recommend my visitors to see the Michael Moore Movie "Capitalism: A Love Story" if some are not convinced by what has happened and experienced these last 20 years. Maybe just maybe this film will change some mind.
Franklin Roosevelt -Second Bill of Rights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwUL9tJmypI
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_cooperative
Rochdale Principles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_Principles
Eisenhowers Farewell Address Jan. 1961