Bob,
I receive many such requests for a dollar here and ten dollars there.
I think there are enough long standing organizations to defend us, so
that we don't need to support them all. Just be certain to support
those you can, and stay on the People's side.
Donald Trump is steering the Ship of State into the rapids, and
perhaps over the Falls. While it is not our, the People's government,
we do happen to be sitting in steerage. Capitalism is failing, and it
will take us all, working class and upper class down with it. Whether
it is "our" government, or not. We need to be prepared to put the
pieces back together in a new form.
What about building more cooperatives run by those workers who depend
upon the business for their financial survival? In England, the
government is loaning startup money to employees who buy up their
company, rather than allow it to be sold or moved to another country.
The law being proposed by the Labor Party, would force any company
deciding to merge or move, to first offer the company for sale to the
workers.
Here in little old Quilcene, one of our only two grocery stores
closed. It was vacant for many months, until a group of residents
bought the store and reopened it as a co-op. The store has shown
steady growth and is now on firm footing. I don't know if the backers
are showing any serious profit yet, but after nearly two years I think
they must be at least holding their own.
Anyway, it's one answer to capitalism.
Carl Jarvis
On 1/11/17, Bob Hachey <bhachey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey carl,
Check out this mess. Sure glad that Doug Erickson is not my senator.
This is exactly the kind of nonsense that could cause me to support the
violent overthrow of a bastard government.
Bob Hachey
From: Jon Lloyd, SumOfUs.org [mailto:us@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 10:30 AM
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