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Kasz216 on 16 July 2010
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Final-Fan said:
Kasz216 said:
almcchesney said:
since youve been a think tank in the military i expect you to know that presidential ellection is completely rigged. And the ones with power in the country are setting up a system that stiffles self growth and depleting the middle class.

But... if there was a giant conspiracy to control the US if anything you'd want a strong middleclass that the poor could think they could strive for to keep them complacent.

I mean what would destroying the middleclass do other then take away the transition from rich to poor enraging the poor into revolt?

Ah, but that's just it.  They don't need or want a STRONG middle class.  Just enough to string along the poor to give them hope, while cycling them in and out of poverty.  The lucky ones might even get to ride the coattails of the ruling class if they toady up hard enough. 


Nah, if you have just a weak middle class there is a HUGE chance that anything that is out of your control could destroy it and screw you.

Basic Machevelli.  You need to make sure the people give are your base even if you don't give a shit about them.

That and you'd want to promote class and racial inequality as a big deal as a means to have the poor at odds with each other.

That way it deflects the anger.  Poor minorities are mad at the majority in general.  While the poor majority instead of being made at the rich people get mad at the minorities for getting extra benefits despite the fact that they are just as poor and don't know any super rich guys who give a damn about them but are treated as if they are in the same club.


Really... an optimal behidn the scenes puppet government would operate a lot like Bill Clinton.

Honestly capitalism is a horrible system of government in general to have a puppet government.  Your better off it communism or psuedo capitalism with lots of direct controls... take China for example.  China right now are doing a brilliant job of managing the economy so they get the benefits of capitalism to their people, but can still hold them down.  The growing chinese middleclass is greatly reducing strife and mistrust with the government.

Destroy the middle class and your screwed... allow the middle class to eaisly bridge into wealth and you've got the risk of putting more players on the board who's ideals you can't control.

Nah you'd want to be like Clintoneque.  Try for a strong middle class, try to make the poor rely on the government so they don't want to ever take it down and put in plenty of barriers for new people to become super rich via higher tax rates on earned income.  Keeps the old money strong.