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99th_Monkey

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Fri May-13-11 01:04 AM
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10. Clearly, we're long overdue for a new Social Contract.

between the wealthy and the rest of us, something we can all live with,
a balanced Golden Mean that fosters self-respect & dignity for all.

I think the USA needs one of these, instead of a violent revolution,
every 75 years or so, or maybe even more frequently would be better.

The most recent Social Contract moment happened on FDR's watch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal

Just between you and me, this means hardcore "gov't" enforcement of
actual real-life cooperation, using win/win calculations; not to be
confused with the kind of heartless capitulation and completely selling
out to the highest bidder that passes for "public business" in DC these
daze.

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