[Homestead] Is it serious, or is it not?

bob ford bobford79 at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 1 12:34:28 EDT 2008


Hey, wait a minute, James <G>.  I'm as philosophically opposed to any bail-out as you.  But, I am very worried about how the markets could ruin people; 

I'm concerned how even small businesses, in cities, and in small towns, can function in a new economic paradigm, thrust upon them with no notice.

Perhaps the local gas station near the state line doesn't have a credit account with Mobil or BP, but I'll bet the ones in Johnson City, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, etc. will.  As will the local Napa store, the the local restaurants who have accounts with food distributor.  And, all of those places have employees --hard working people--who could lose their jobs.  

Perhaps the trickle down theory of prosperity didn't work; but, I'm willing to wager that the trickle down of misery will be quite apparent.

I can't believe that you have no friends, acquaintances, cousins, in-laws, musician friends,  etc. that are immune from such an economic collapse.  

Ford lost a third of sales this quarter (announced thirty minutes ago) ford dealerships hire salesmen, mechanics, secretaries, etc.  Ford could soon be gone.  Those employees eat at restaurants, pay to go to lounges to listen to musicians and eat fried shrimp and nachos.  It is all interconnected

I don't disagree with you.  I think you are correct.  I keep reading Ron Paul , WSJ, Financial Times, etc.  trying to figure out how this mess could further itself without hurting people for whom I care.  Right now, I don't see how that is possible.  ...............bobford




--- On Wed, 10/1/08, Clansgian at wmconnect.com <Clansgian at wmconnect.com> wrote:

> From: Clansgian at wmconnect.com <Clansgian at wmconnect.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Is it serious, or is it not?
> To: homestead at lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 10:16 AM
> >  >I get the impression that it IS important 
> > TO THEM. 
> 
> To most Americans, and espcially, I'd suppose, to those
> on this list, all 
> this blather about the big banks needing bailed out because
> otherwise the bottom 
> rung worker will be harmed seems an odd concept .... except
> maybe to Bob.
> 
> But to understand this, you have to keep in mind that the
> wealthy, mainly 
> wealthy conservatives and Repbublicans but also most
> wealthy Democrats, believe 
> Reagan's 'Tinkle Down Economics' as if it were
> gospel, as if it were one of the 
> fundamental cosmic laws of the universe. 
> 
> Put on the spot they (the plutarchs) would freely admit
> that the money is 
> ONLY going to help the very wealthy bankers and their
> interest.  BUT, say they, 
> the common worker's very life and breath depends on the
> wealthy 'creating' 
> jobs.  If the wealthy don't stay wealthy, the poor, for
> lack of jobs, would perish 
> in the streets.
> 
> The homesteading life and many other life styles like
> non-debt entrepreneur, 
> the craftsman, the artisan, etc. do NOT depend on the
> wealthy's tide that 
> floats all ships.   </HTML>
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