Those FDR called "the financial element in the larger centers [who have] owned the Government ever since the days of Andrew Jackson" are saying timorously, "Oh, I'm so scared I won't get may money back, that I won't let you use it unless you make it it even more worth my while!"
The capital strike is not for wages, but for working conditions.
Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Oct 9, 2008, at 2:59 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
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>> The point is that the money's out there somewhere. We need to give a
>> good (non-metaphorical) account of why it's not being "loaned."
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> Because those with money are afraid they're not going to get it back if
> they lend it to those who need it. How much more complicated an
> explanation do you need?
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