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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Pope Francis, Labor Unions And The Age Old Plutocratic Tactic Of "Divide And Conquer"

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Dear F,

As you may know, I have "always" thought that you harbor counterproductive resentment for Rochester teachers' "pay and benefits," achievements attributable to Rochester teachers' strong union (at least "back in the day").

Sure, we can point to the shortcomings of unions -- and they are many.

But without unions, labor has NO leverage against CAPITAL and everything goes to Hell... as it has gone to hell.

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The following post features Pope Francis strong support for the indispensable role of unions and probes why our "damnation" has taken place.
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/04/great-graph-showing-relationship.html 

Early in my career as a teacher for Orange County Schools, Denise "shadowed" me for half a day, and at dinner that night commented that she couldn't imagine doing what I did for a single day, much less as an "everyday" career.

Teaching is damn hard work.  (As I recall, teaching so exhausted you that you used to put your head on your "teachers desk" to take naps while "class was in session." This is not a criticism. It's an acknowledgement of how damn hard it is - except for a rare few who have a particular gift.) 

Consider:

Leave "The Undeserving" Alone. Instead, Follow The Money And Lambaste Plutocrats Relentlessly


"Since 1989, The Top 1% Gained $21 Trillion While The Bottom Half Lost $900 Billion"

https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/01/since-1989-top-1-gained-21-trillion.html

"A Billionaire, A Worker, A Poor Man And 1000 Cookies"


"Nixon's Guaranteed Minimum Income Proposal"
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/nixons-guaranteed-minimum-income.html


To summarize: 

Plutocrats "like Trump" always "come out on top" because they successfully manipulate the middle class to disdain society's underbelly while blinding the middle class to The Fat Cats who - for thousands of years, without interruption - have sequestered so much wealth that THEY are The Core Malfeasants, they are the bedrock thugs who create - and sustain - the underbelly.

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It works!
Every. Single. Time.

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Alan: The above Lincoln quote fact-checks.

Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1

The following Lincoln quote also fact-checks:

Lincoln On Labor And Capital: Ask Conservative Friends To Mass Email This, Then Ask Why Not
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/05/lincoln-on-labor-and-capital-ask.html

Finally, if you have not seen the following documentaries, I encourage you to check them out.

They are not only enlightening, but riveting. 

Eyepopping "whodunnits."

"Inside Job," Oscar Winning Documentary About 2007-2008 Financial Meltdown

"Park Avenue: Money, Power And The American Dream" Why 400 People Control Half The Wealth

("Park Avenue" always streams for free.}

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And we're blaming teachers and poor people.

Billionaire Nick Hanauer's TED Talk: "Capitalism's Dirty Little Secret"

https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/01/billionaire-nick-hanauers-ted-talk.html

"The Pursuit," A Netflix Film That Champions "Essential" Capitalism As THE Way Out Of Poverty

https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-pursuit-netflix-film-that-champions.html


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Is Wall Street Full Of Sociopaths?
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/11/is-wall-street-full-of-psychopaths.html


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Fact-Checking Bernie Sanders' Claim That 3 Families Control More Than Half Of U.S. Wealth
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2019/12/fact-checking-bernie-sanders-on-his.html 

Compendium Of Pax Posts: Bernie Sanders' Inestimable Achievement


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