jasonnfree
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So pointing out the wealth and income inequality in the US and Europe since the 18th century makes one a Communist?
Piketty's book probably won't change the minds of ideologues and members of reactionary groups, but it gave the public an ability to start a dialogue about a topic that was taboo. His work (and his colleagues) already validated what many of us already knew to be pretty concrete data. It's now OK to talk about it.
Not a Communist. Just a delusional person. Then again Communism is a delusional way of life that has failed.
Capitalism has failed at times but was revived. The great depression. FDR actually saved capitalism. 2008 just before the elections, everything going to hell in a handbasket. The bailout with no strings attached. No bankers went to jail or were even called on the carpet by bush or Obama. Obama, the so called Marxist, staffed his administration with capitalists, wall streeters, or whatever you want to call them. Even kept Summers and Geithners on the payroll.