Friday, December 23, 2011

‎'capitalism is an evil, and you can't regulate evil.' -moore

Carolyn and I watched Micheal Moore's 'Capitalism, A Love Story' for the second time. I hope to watch it a third time next week. I can't help thinking how seminal watching 'The Corporation Documentary' was so many years ago at Ben Deagen's apartment. After making only $1000 for 6 months of farm labor at 20hr/wk I whole heartily agreed with FDRs 'The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living'. We pay $129.99 for a wii at target but the same amount is as much as skagit valley is willing to pay for an entire season of my produce. See Alice Waters' view here when asked 'What is the one thing that we don’t understand about food?'

President Roosevelt's 1944 State of the Union

+The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
+The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
+The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
+The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
+The right of every family to a decent home;
+The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
+The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
+The right to a good education.

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