California’s New Feudalism Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Multitude

[OKTexas]

So that's why I'm seeing so many CA plates around here, I guess folks are wising up.

 

[Vox]

Capitalism is what destroyed the feudal system in the first place, as the means of wealth and power were seprated from the land (which was controlled by the nobility) towards money, and investment (which was controlled by a rising class of non-nobles).

meh, you require too much basic knowledge from the parrots of the talking points

Telling them over and over is the only way they learn, and if not at least a passerby gets the real deal and not the progressive vision of what is "supposed" to be.

you are a young idealist, aren't you?

they don't want to learn.
they want to propagate

 

[Vox]

So that's why I'm seeing so many CA plates around here, I guess folks are wising up.

the problem is - HOW are they going to vote?

 

[martybegan]

meh, you require too much basic knowledge from the parrots of the talking points

Telling them over and over is the only way they learn, and if not at least a passerby gets the real deal and not the progressive vision of what is "supposed" to be.

you are a young idealist, aren't you?

they don't want to learn.
they want to propagate

Not that young, and pretty practical. I guess its more I cant stand thier shit sitting out in the open without a critique to balance it out.

 

[Vox]

Telling them over and over is the only way they learn, and if not at least a passerby gets the real deal and not the progressive vision of what is "supposed" to be.

you are a young idealist, aren't you?

they don't want to learn.
they want to propagate

Not that young, and pretty practical. I guess its more I cant stand thier shit sitting out in the open without a critique to balance it out.

I know, I am just teasing

 

[Trajan]

People's Republic of Kalifornia. They really have entered the last stage of capitalism as described by Marx.

As late as the 80s, California was democratic in a fundamental sense, a place for outsiders and, increasingly, immigrants—roughly 60 percent of the population was considered middle class. Now, instead of a land of opportunity, California has become increasingly feudal. According to recent census estimates, the state suffers some of the highest levels of inequality in the country. By some estimates, the state’s level of inequality compares with that of such global models as the Dominican Republic, Gambia, and the Republic of the Congo.

At the same time, the Golden State now suffers the highest level of poverty in the country—23.5 percent compared to 16 percent nationally—worse than long-term hard luck cases like Mississippi. It is also now home to roughly one-third of the nation’s welfare recipients, almost three times its proportion of the nation’s population.

Like medieval serfs, increasing numbers of Californians are downwardly mobile, and doing worse than their parents: native born Latinos actually have shorter lifespans than their parents, according to one recent report. Nor are things expected to get better any time soon. According to a recent Hoover Institution survey, most Californians expect their incomes to stagnate in the coming six months, a sense widely shared among the young, whites, Latinos, females, and the less educated.

California?s New Feudalism Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Multitude - The Daily Beast

Why?

CA has a high proportion of immigrants, many of whom cannot speak/read English or are barely literate in English and The Congress refuses to take on immigration reform. CA has a moderate climate along the Pacific Coast and homeless - by choice of circumstance - can survive with only minimal shelter.

Of course there is poverty in America - and the poor are not all lazy or deadbeats as many would have us believe, and it will get worse unless the callous disregard by so many doing so well changes. Policies which make the rich richer and harm the poor and working poor is evil.

first, clearly you didn't read the entire article or you would not have posted this...this, inanity that borders on the unconscious....and...

CA has a high proportion of immigrants, many of whom cannot speak/read English or are barely literate in English and The Congress refuses to take on immigration reform.

yea hello, we know that, it was in the article, and what would the immigration bill, even if passed as is, other than allowing even more immigrants in and flooding the labor market at their level--------do for them? That would help them how- EXACTLY.......???

 

[Trajan]

People's Republic of Kalifornia. They really have entered the last stage of capitalism as described by Marx.

As late as the 80s, California was democratic in a fundamental sense, a place for outsiders and, increasingly, immigrants—roughly 60 percent of the population was considered middle class. Now, instead of a land of opportunity, California has become increasingly feudal. According to recent census estimates, the state suffers some of the highest levels of inequality in the country. By some estimates, the state’s level of inequality compares with that of such global models as the Dominican Republic, Gambia, and the Republic of the Congo.

At the same time, the Golden State now suffers the highest level of poverty in the country—23.5 percent compared to 16 percent nationally—worse than long-term hard luck cases like Mississippi. It is also now home to roughly one-third of the nation’s welfare recipients, almost three times its proportion of the nation’s population.

Like medieval serfs, increasing numbers of Californians are downwardly mobile, and doing worse than their parents: native born Latinos actually have shorter lifespans than their parents, according to one recent report. Nor are things expected to get better any time soon. According to a recent Hoover Institution survey, most Californians expect their incomes to stagnate in the coming six months, a sense widely shared among the young, whites, Latinos, females, and the less educated.

California?s New Feudalism Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Multitude - The Daily Beast

If I could bump this in here, Cali does have its uses, its a test bed for NY (States) mess and both Cali and NY have in common, a resource in abundance that if developed carefully and judiciously, could revitalize counties , create jobs and add some hard cash to the states coffers, but, the Green lobby says no, so, its no.

I hope Juanita who's folding laundry in Madera, Francene waitressing in Binghamton think about that before voting for girl wonder in 2016....



What to Do When You're Broke by Nicole Gelinas, City Journal Summer 2013

 

[Avorysuds]

End result of capitalism.

Your post proved you hit the end of your intelligence level a long while ago.

 

[Avorysuds]

People's Republic of Kalifornia. They really have entered the last stage of capitalism as described by Marx.

As late as the 80s, California was democratic in a fundamental sense, a place for outsiders and, increasingly, immigrants—roughly 60 percent of the population was considered middle class. Now, instead of a land of opportunity, California has become increasingly feudal. According to recent census estimates, the state suffers some of the highest levels of inequality in the country. By some estimates, the state’s level of inequality compares with that of such global models as the Dominican Republic, Gambia, and the Republic of the Congo.

At the same time, the Golden State now suffers the highest level of poverty in the country—23.5 percent compared to 16 percent nationally—worse than long-term hard luck cases like Mississippi. It is also now home to roughly one-third of the nation’s welfare recipients, almost three times its proportion of the nation’s population.

Like medieval serfs, increasing numbers of Californians are downwardly mobile, and doing worse than their parents: native born Latinos actually have shorter lifespans than their parents, according to one recent report. Nor are things expected to get better any time soon. According to a recent Hoover Institution survey, most Californians expect their incomes to stagnate in the coming six months, a sense widely shared among the young, whites, Latinos, females, and the less educated.

California?s New Feudalism Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Multitude - The Daily Beast

Why?

CA has a high proportion of immigrants, many of whom cannot speak/read English or are barely literate in English and The Congress refuses to take on immigration reform. CA has a moderate climate along the Pacific Coast and homeless - by choice of circumstance - can survive with only minimal shelter.

Of course there is poverty in America - and the poor are not all lazy or deadbeats as many would have us believe, and it will get worse unless the callous disregard by so many doing so well changes. Policies which make the rich richer and harm the poor and working poor is evil.

I agree, policies like welfare that are beyond a doubt proven to keep people poor in fact help keep the rich, rich. Thanks for that insight WC. If you punish productive people by taxes and crazy regulations, and you reward un-productive people with food stamps, housing, child care, spending cash and so on... Then it's really easy to see why the policies harm the poor and benefit the rich, like you said.