[lbo-talk] Another poll registering US working class discontent and confusion

[Wojtek S]

Re: "Still, respondents are almost evenly split on the need for government
action to narrow the income gap: 45 percent say new policies are needed,
while 46 percent say it would be better to allow the market to operate
freely even if the gap gets wider."

[WS:] Playing a devil's advocate, it could be argued that it is government
policies that are largely responsible for growing income inequalities
through privatization, quasi monopolies, subcontracting etc.  This is known
as crony capitalism - its the best connected mediocrities rather than most
efficient producers who get most rewarded in this crony capitalist system.

So it is possible that "government action" can have very different meanings
to different people.  To social democrats (such as myself) it means "social
welfare and fiscal policies that benefit the middle and working class".  To
others it can mean "policies that benefit the politically connected" aka
"crony capitalism."

I do, however, understand that the American public is thoroughly
brainwashed by pro-business propaganda and is simply blind to anything but
the market idol.

Wojtek

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Wojtek

"An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."