[Oe List ...] all the earth belongs to all the people

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That doesn't sound like sci-fi to me--more like?our situation--a consortia of giant corporations, that is...

Ellie


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From: Susan Fertig <susan at gmdtech.com>
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By the way, Jann, there is a book called "He, She, and It" (a sci-fi thing about forbidden humanoid robots) in which there are no longer any governments and instead the world is ruled by?consortia of giant corporations.? If you can find it on Amazon or in a used book store, I think you'd find it fascinating as I did. (Of course, you kinda have to like sci-fi, which I adore).

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Susan

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From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Herman Greene
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Yeah Jann!

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Susan,



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I love it that your voice is here.?



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It isn't socialism we've fallen into so rapidly, in my humble opinion. It is corporations ruling the government and thus all of us. Talk about diminishing to nothing the human spirit. Is this?an evil that?the U.S. is?destined to act out to its full extent, as the USSR?seemed to?with their brand of socialism?



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I enjoy being on Medicare,?and still I?pay $550/month for health insurance. That includes a long-term home health care policy that will be so difficult and complicated?to make a claim on when/if I?need it, I'm not at all sure it will ever pay anything. Fred's didn't. For?dental and vision care, I'm?on my own. Surely we can do better than this.



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By the way, in the spirit of speaking from the center of the table, can we change "all the earth belongs to all the people" to "all the earth belongs to all the animals, plants, soil and?minerals" or something?a little more comprehensive?



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In gratitude for this wise community whom I love,



Jann McGuire?



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Jack and Paul, First of all, I appreciate your taking my question seriously and not just dismissing it as uncaring or unthinking.

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Next, I think what has always distinguished people of successful community is that they CHOOSE to care for each other.? Not that there is a governing body (the Soviet?) requiring it and thereby diminishing to nothing the human spirit.

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Finally, I do not believe that anyone or any government?"owes" me medical care, or food, or a home, or a car, or any of the things that everyone seems to take for granted. If I am unable to provide those things for myself, then I truly do hope there will be kind and generous people who will help me.? But not, please God, my government.

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I have been so dismayed by our pell mell helter skelter descent into socialism within an oh-so-short handful of months that I am no longer a conservative.? I have lost all balance I ever had and have fallen right over into libertarianism (not, of course, the LaRouche style version).? 

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Susan



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