[lbo-talk] Pew Research Center: "Rising Share of Americans See Conflict Between Rich and Poor"

c b cb31450 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 13 10:31:36 PST 2012


---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: c b <cb31450 at gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 1:25 PM Subject: Pew Research Center: "Rising Share of Americans See Conflict Between Rich and Poor" To: charles brown <cb31450 at gmail.com>

 Julio Huato <juliohuato at gmail.com> wrote:
> They call it "conflict" only when the poor fight back:
>
> http://bit.ly/wEsltw

[WS:] Not only that, other findings include no changing attitudes toward the rich (see below). So I would not hold my breath.

^^^^^^ CB: Dialecticians r interested in change and the direction of the change.

I don't think the billionaire Maroun here in Detroit (see article below) would have been jailed but for the public mood created by the Occupation.

http://m.clickondetroit.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=6&nid=3262129416&from=home

Detroit International Bridge Co. owner Manuel 'Matty' Moroun ordered to jail Story posted 2012.01.12 at 03:20 PM EST

ClickOnDetroit News

A judge has ordered the 84-year-old owner of Detroit's Ambassador Bridge to jail for failing to meet court-ordered deadlines on a construction project.

"It is ordered that Manuel "Matty" Moroun and Dan Stamper shall be imprisoned in the Wayne County Jail until the Detroit International Bridge Company complies with the Feb. 1, 2010, order of this court," Wayne County Judge Prentis Edwards said Thursday.

It's unclear how long the two will be jailed.

Moroun was flanked by attorneys, who argued their client should not be put in jail because he had resigned and no longer had any authority. They also pointed out Moroun's ailing health. They also claim he's not really the bridge's owner. They say a Moroun trust has a minority stake in a holding company that owns the bridge. But state officials say Moroun clearly is in charge.

After an hour of arguments, a somber Moroun was removed from the courtroom and taken to the Wayne County Jail.

In response, the DIBC has released the following statement:

"Without a trial, without a jury, with no notice stating the reasons for them to appear, a judge viciously lashed out at Matty Moroun and Dan Stamper today and ordered a penalty outside the bounds of a civil case that was excessive, unwarranted and outrageous. This is the same judge that refused repeated requests for site visits to actually see construction on the Gateway Project. This entire legal process has clearly become a personal vendetta by the judge against these individuals."

Detroit International Bridge Co. was declared in contempt of court in November for failing to finish work on the Gateway Project -- which links the U.S.-Canada span with two Detroit interstates.

"We take no pleasure in these folks going to jail," said Gregory Johnson of the Michigan Department of Transportation. "We take no pleasure in that. All we want, and all we've ever wanted, is for the contract to be fulfilled so we can complete our project and move forward."



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