| Capitalism is a pyramid; a social structure that | | | | that is victorious in such an economic battle will |
| requires an abundance of laborers to produce, | | | | then have a greater monopoly over the |
| process, and transfer all of the goods that we | | | | consumption of its goods or services. This will lead |
| consume. The base of this pyramid is very wide | | | | to price increases, which will ignore need. Those |
| with a large number of laborers supporting a | | | | without sufficient labor-money to exchange will be |
| relatively small number of elite at the top of the | | | | unable to consume. |
| pyramid. | | | | Regardless of the strength or weakness of any |
| The individual laborer is sustained by his or her | | | | company in our economy, all companies should be |
| productive labor, but society is created and | | | | required to make a profit on current sales to |
| sustained by his and her surplus productive labor. | | | | moderate competition. And all companies, |
| We create surpluses for future consumption, but | | | | regardless of profits should pay a percentage tax |
| we control them in the sense of who may | | | | on gross sales. |
| distribute those surpluses to their exclusive | | | | Government should have the authority to liberate |
| benefit, and then we call such surpluses "wealth". | | | | resources that are being monopolized, and further, |
| When those surpluses are used to expand the | | | | to support companies whose growth will foster |
| productive economy, they are called "capital." The | | | | good competition. Doing this within the nation, and |
| use of private wealth (surpluses) to build and | | | | as a nation competing with other nations, would |
| control industries is the foundation of Capitalism. | | | | bring the world into an economic system wherein |
| Capitalism is used to generate a pool of surplus | | | | all standards of living would tend to equalize; |
| productive labor, stored in goods and | | | | needed goods and services should be produced in |
| infrastructure and consumption debt. Our | | | | sufficient quantity to meet demand, and their |
| democracy is supposed to regulate the distribution | | | | prices regulated if necessary. But equal reward |
| of that surplus productive labor. But our political | | | | for equal labor is equal consumption, nearly |
| system has been subordinated to the power of | | | | impossible to establish and control. Inequality |
| wealth from its beginning. Capitalism, unchecked | | | | establishes itself easily, responding only partially |
| by social examination and regulation, and unguided | | | | and grudgingly to social controls. Capitalist |
| by principles of social liberty and relative equality | | | | ownership and monopoly are the antithesis of |
| of opportunity, will tend toward what is called an | | | | economic freedom and will forever deny such |
| oligarchy; where a relatively few hold power to | | | | freedom, because economic freedom would lead |
| rule and perpetuate their rule by economic and | | | | to the collapse of our economic pyramid. |
| political tyranny. Voters have little recourse to | | | | A capitalist economy must always increase |
| correct the actions of an oligarchy, because | | | | productivity with machine technology that reduces |
| political parties, which are controlled by the | | | | the need for human labor, rather than use |
| oligarchy, choose the candidates that will | | | | technology to increase overall company |
| perpetuate the economic tyranny. | | | | productivity to produce and sell more goods at a |
| Through capitalism we are forced to build an | | | | lower price. It's apparently irrational to believe that |
| economic pyramid, arising from a foundation of | | | | auto makers should work together world-wide to |
| economic inequality, and then we consume our | | | | meet the transportation needs of all economies, |
| social energies trying to politically re-arrange it. | | | | and do it for lower and lower costs as technology |
| However we may arrange it, our pyramid | | | | reduces the labor needed to manufacture those |
| requires that many must be at the bottom so | | | | cars. Consumers should benefit from such price |
| that a few can be at the top. Those at the top | | | | reductions without having to bear the increased |
| of our socio-economic pyramid continually delude | | | | burden of supporting those who become |
| the poor and middle class into believing that all of | | | | unemployed. Social freedom and harmony would |
| us could join them if we simply work harder. | | | | be more forthcoming if technology was universally |
| In the past, society was also structured like a | | | | shared. |
| pyramid. A king or queen stood at the top, | | | | Surplus productive labor is our only source of |
| aristocracy further down, merchants further | | | | capital. When our government talks of tax policies |
| down, and serfs and slaves at the bottom. | | | | that promote the creation of capital, or which |
| Societies were quite rigid then, in that one could | | | | promote capital investments, the government is |
| not easily change classes, regardless of their | | | | really just talking about surplus productive labor. |
| abilities. In today's pyramid, fate, violence, | | | | This surplus productive labor can be the potential |
| corruption, or the right connections, can allow | | | | of machines and materials to build things (stored |
| anyone to obtain any position in our pyramid. The | | | | labor). It can be what we call borrowed capital |
| opportunities of ownership and control that are | | | | (current surplus), debt acquired in order to build or |
| available to some can only occur if those same | | | | expand a business. In either case, the recent |
| opportunities are denied others. The unemployed | | | | focus of the government has been to aid the |
| are left milling about near the pyramid, hoping for | | | | wealthy in gathering more and more capital, which |
| an opportunity to join the structure and work for | | | | has been poorly invested and scandalously |
| or inherit a place at the top. The pyramidal axiom | | | | misused. We have for most of the last generation |
| of capitalism is; "some must labor more and | | | | been borrowing from the wealthy, the surplus |
| receive less so that others may labor less and | | | | productive labor they have taken from workers, |
| receive more". Though our modern economic | | | | to finance government deficits; requiring future |
| pyramid is more fluid in the sense that your class | | | | workers to repay the wealthy for the communal |
| at birth does not now prohibit you from rising | | | | use of today's surplus productive labor. |
| higher in that pyramid, our economic structure will | | | | The wealthy of today are so ignorant of how |
| always require that many must labor and receive | | | | capital must be generated and expended to |
| less to support a few who will receive more. | | | | promote social stability that they invest and build |
| America may be the land of opportunity, but it is | | | | to undo each other. One corporation moves |
| not the land of equal opportunity. By limiting | | | | outside the country to reduce its labor costs, |
| access to education, especially higher education, | | | | causing unemployment here. Its competitors point |
| we create a pyramid of individual capacity that | | | | to that event and force labor unions to give back |
| interfaces with our economic pyramid of | | | | wages and benefits. Still other industries see these |
| ownership and productive labor. Rather than | | | | tactics and do likewise. This may generate more |
| discipline children to learn and attain certain skill | | | | profits for some corporations temporarily, but |
| levels before advancement in primary and | | | | when the laborer receives less and less of his or |
| secondary schools, we matriculate all children | | | | her own productive labor to barter for goods and |
| according to their age. Such measures only create | | | | services; they obviously spend less, which hurts all |
| classes that are peers in age, not in ability. This | | | | manners of industries. Too much pressure on |
| does not profit the majority of students; it only | | | | labor from the wealthy or from government will |
| supplies our economy with new replacements for | | | | cause a downward spiral of economic activity, and |
| those retiring from our economic pyramid. We do | | | | an explosion of debt that cannot be repaid; |
| not want the majority to be peers in capacity. | | | | resulting in a long economic depression. |
| We want many to be very limited in skills, willing | | | | Rather than lower capital gains taxes to promote |
| to do as they are told for wages that do not | | | | resource availability, we can encourage wealthy |
| permit any opportunity to acquire surplus labor | | | | individuals and the corporations they control to |
| wealth and economic independence. | | | | invest in our economy in times of economic |
| The anarchy of the capitalistic marketplace is | | | | decline by increasing their income taxes and capital |
| always searching for increases in efficiency and | | | | gains taxes on a sliding scale, averaging 1% or |
| more resources. Through technology we are able | | | | 2% more tax for every 1/10% increase in |
| to increase industrial production and to locate or | | | | unemployment and or every 1/10% increase in |
| extract more resources from the Earth. | | | | welfare recipients. We should set a benchmark of |
| Technology continually improves productivity | | | | 4% unemployment and 5% welfare recipients, |
| because of competition for increased profits. But | | | | and begin with those whose personal income is in |
| competition can be both constructive and | | | | excess of $100,000 annually. This along with a law |
| destructive. Constructive competition promotes | | | | to limit dividends, interest receipts, and capital |
| increased technology and frees up labor to pursue | | | | gains on investment outside our country when |
| the production of more and varied products, | | | | unemployment rises above 4%, will force the |
| conserving resources and reducing the labor input | | | | wealthy to turn over resource assets both to |
| of society while raising the over-all standard of | | | | meet increasing tax burdens on their income, and |
| living for all. On the other hand competition often | | | | to get the economy rolling again, which can result |
| allows one person or company to control | | | | in having their taxes reduced. If capitalists believe |
| sufficient resources to destroy its competitors by | | | | that only the wealthy can lead us out of |
| temporary over-supply of its goods, and lowering | | | | recessions and depressions, then we can |
| prices below production cost; using its stored | | | | persuade them to do so by threat of economic |
| labor-capital to carry it until its competitors go out | | | | revolution, or coerce them with new tax laws. We |
| of business. Those who are driven out of business | | | | should not have to beg or bribe them with tax |
| and into unemployment will have to be carried by | | | | reductions or other concessions. |
| the rest of the laboring economy. The company | | | | |