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> spendthrift vagabond An obtuse mischaracterization of the poor; a more typical "sin" would be failure to hop over the ever-rising bar that denotes the abilit
by jjoonathan 11y ago
> spendthrift vagabond
An obtuse mischaracterization of the poor; a more typical "sin" would be failure to hop over the ever-rising bar that denotes the ability to secure money by threatening to withhold labor.
Circulation goes both ways and it isn't the ability of producers to secure profits that seems to be most endangered at the moment.
- icebraining 11y agoAn obtuse mischaracterization of the poor Why do you think it's a characterization of the poor at all? Circulation goes both ways and it isn't the ability of producers to secure profits that seems to be most endangered at the moment. The working poor are themselves producers.
- jjoonathan 11y ago> Why do you think it's a characterization of the poor at all? Because they're the ones who the type of policy we are discussing would actually be intended to benefit. Voicing that side of the argument through a "spendthrift vagabond" is disingenuous at best. > The working poor are themselves producers. I was using the term with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek, I thought it would be clear enough from context that I was referring to capital-holders.
- kamaal 11y ago>>Because they're the ones who the type of policy we are discussing would actually be intended to benefit. No. To be a spendthrift is a symptom of many problems. One of which means lack of respect for money or the effort required to earn it. Other wise one wouldn't be throwing it away.