On Aug 12, 2009, at 10:13 AM, Bill O'Connor wrote:
> Wojtek Sokolowski <swsokolowski at yahoo.com> writes:
>
>>
>> Otherwise, paraphrasing one wealthy US industrialist (his name
>> escapes
>> me at the moment) the US ruling class has always been in the position
>> to hire a half of the working (and middle) class to subdue the other
>> half. In other words, no serious threat from below.
>
> Jay Gould. His words are much truer today than they were in his time
And it wasn't "subdue," but "kill."
Doug