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Is American Capitalism Failing? Let's Hear It From You!

by Hardy Parkerson, J.D

May 28, 2010

Dear Teachers.net Friends,

America--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eighteen, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking in the worse parking lot far from the stadium if $15.00. Yet, I have to admit there was a good crowd there...not packed, however.

Next, if you don’t have money, they don’t even want you in church. They might tolerate you, but they don’t want you. Maybe a bit of hyperbole here, but not much. Got money, you can live like the Devil himself, and they love you at church.

Next, no money, no justice. The Judicial System of the United States has become all about money. Sure, the Constitution allows you the presumption of innocence, and you can bond out of jail while awaiting trial; but you had better have lots of money, for ...See MoreDear Teachers.net Friends,

America--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eighteen, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking in the worse parking lot far from the stadium if $15.00. Yet, I have to admit there was a good crowd there...not packed, however.

Next, if you don’t have money, they don’t even want you in church. They might tolerate you, but they don’t want you. Maybe a bit of hyperbole here, but not much. Got money, you can live like the Devil himself, and they love you at church.

Next, no money, no justice. The Judicial System of the United States has become all about money. Sure, the Constitution allows you the presumption of innocence, and you can bond out of jail while awaiting trial; but you had better have lots of money, for the Judges who fix the amount of bail bonds even get a percentage of the money you pay for a bailbond, so that the higher that the bonds are set, the more money the judges get. Got money, you can buy your way out of about any kind of a criminal charge...short of murder; and sometimes people with enough money can buy their ways out of even murder.

Next, those with money and political power--i.e., those who have the money to buy public offices-- have gotten themselves laws passed so that they can come upon one’s property who has not cut his grass and cut it and lien it $100.00, for a $10.00, mowing job...or $1,000.00, for a $100.00, mowing job; and then they add the amount of the lien to one’s tax bill; and if the property “taxes” are not paid on time, have it sold at tax-sale so that their buddies, family, friends and business associates can buy--really “legally steal"--it for a little of nothing. Whole sections of towns are being stolen by the rich and powerful under this new “legal” scheme to steal the property of the poor, sick and otherwise unfortunate.

There is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about.

Oh, yes! If a foreigner has money, he’s welcomed in the United States. But don’t send any poor refugees over here, they’re not wanted, not welcome. But if they have money like the Muslims, Pakistanis and Indians (from India), they are welcome here, and they can even wear theor native “rag head” type and other garb here--to heck with “When in Rome..."--just so long as they have lots of money.

Once again, there is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about. The question: Is American Capitalism Failing? Let’s hear it from you!

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson Lake Charles

P.S.: And this is just the tip of the iceberg in the United States of Money and Materialism. HMP

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anne No. Human greed has been with us as long as there has been humans on earth. Would you really want to go back to the 40s

May 28, 2010

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Hardy Parkerson, J.D. America--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eleven, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking in the worse parking lot far from the ...See MoreAmerica--the U.S. of Money and Materialism--has become all about money. A not-so-great ticket to a Houston Astro baseball game--row eleven, half way between first base and the right field wall is $39.00. A Coke is $4.50, a bottle of water $4.00, a bag of peanuts is $4.00, and a bottle of beer is $7.50. Parking in the worse parking lot far from the stadium if $10.00. Yet, I have to admit there was a good crowd there...not packed, however.

Next, if you don’t have money, they don’t even want you in church. They might tolerate you, but they don’t want you. Maybe a bit of hyperbole here, but not much. Got money, you can live like the Devil himself, and they love you at church.

Next, no money, no justice. The Judicial System of the United States has become all about money. Sure, the Constitution allows you the presumption of innocence, and you can bond out of jail while awaiting trial; but you had better have lots of money, for the Judges who fix the amount of bail bonds even get a percentage of the money you pay for a bailbond, so that the higher that the bonds are set, the more money the judges get. Got money, you can buy your way out of about any kind of a criminal charge...short of murder; and sometimes people with enough money can buy their ways out of even murder.

Next, those with money and political power--i.e., those who have the money to buy public offices-- have gotten themselves laws passed so that they can come upon one’s property who has not cut his grass and cut it and lien it $100.00, for a $10.00, mowing job...or $1,000.00, for a $100.00, mowing job; and then they add the amount of the lien to one’s tax bill; and if the property “taxes” are not paid on time, have it sold at tax-sale so that their buddies, family, friends and business associates can buy--really “legally steal"--it for a little of nothing. Whole sections of towns are being stolen by the rich and powerful under this new “legal” scheme to steal the property of the poor, sick and otherwise unfortunate.

There is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about.

Oh, yes! If a foreigner has money, he’s welcomed in the United States. But don’t send any poor refugees over here, they’re not wanted, not welcome. But if they have money like the Muslims, Pakistanis and Indians (from India), they are welcome here, and they can even wear their native “rag head” type and other garb here--to heck with “When in Rome..."--just so long as they have lots of money.

Once again, there is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about. The question: Is American Capitalism Failing? Let’s hear it from you!

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson Lake Charles

P.S.: And this is just the tip of the iceberg in the United States of Money and Materialism. HMP

On 5/28/10, anne wrote: > No. Human greed has been with us as long as there has been > humans on earth. Would you really want to go back to the 40s

May 30, 2010

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