I must respectfully disagree with just about everything here except for the dictionary.
Always dream. Always hope. Always try. If I had not personally done all three to the 10th power, I would have been swollowed alive the last couple years.
I also must disagree with the dregs of capitalism being compared to the girls in the hobby in the same thread as it's being compared with walmart. Walmart is one hellofa demon and we would probably agree on walmart... However I believe that providers represent the truest form of capitalism. They capitalize on pussy... their personal pussy. Now the fact that there are, of course, providers that are in it just for the buck any way they can get it out of your pocket... even by nefarious means, shouldn't group us all.
Originally Posted by SoftPlaceToLand
With all due respect Softy - never have my words been taken more out of context. Ok, maybe they have - many here beat you to it in the name of preserving that good 'ol Capitalism (even if it means lower wages, no jobs at all, and no health insurance). Must be a southern thang. Anyway - anyone with a decent amount of reasoning (not that you don't possess any), can deduce that my comment -
"STOP DREAMING!!", is totally taken out of context by you if you believe the converse is to "always dream".
This statement - "
That's why President Obama scared me during his campaign with his "widening the middle class" bit. In a capitalist system, we are all given equal (well MOSTLY equal) liberties to get the education, or to seek the knowledge, and/or hone the skills necessary to create our own outcomes in life." - is obviously the dreaming
I was referring to. I will bet you my hobby license that more than 80% of us are within or below this middle-class, with substantially most falling in the class struggling to make it to middle-class.
So it is beyond me when someone disagrees or worse - complains about a presidential move/effort to create more opportunities to advance to such a class. (Key word being
advance. From the same latin root as
advantage,
or to have an advantage)
Furthermore, with regard to the "girls in this hobby", I in no way compared to the
dregs of Capitalism. Only that they have been impacted by it. And just to be even more clear - the
dregs I spoke of was simply a reference to all those things today's Capitalism (American Capitalism) cause, that I initially cited (
exploitation of labor, illegal lobbying, price fixing, price gouging, unfair wages, overblown tariffs, illegal outsourcing, and "conflict of interest" contract granting).
And do you really want to debate the fact that with all the good Capitalism does (Capitalism by
your definition), does it not also eliminate portions of the labor market which affects career choices? Such as choosing to be a provider due to having fewer options? Is that even a serious topic to debate?
Regarding your comment -
" . . . shouldn't group us all . . ."
Never did I group all providers together in any context. I purposely and carefully chose the words,
"many" and
"some".
"I'm a capitalist from waaaay back." - Maybe that explains why you're still holding on and dreaming about and promoting a system that no longer exists - at least not in its original form.
Unless this hobby is legalized countrywide - it can never truly be Capitalistic. How can you operate in a free market without true access to the entire market? You think you have true and complete access? Then run an ad on television, the Dallas News, or any mainstream media outlet. I know - it's a bit absurd, but so is the dreamy notion that this hobby or providers represent the truest form of Capitalism, in a system whereby one can be jailed for operating out of such notion.
I will say it again - "Know many millionaire pimps/providers in this so-called Capitalist economy?"
I leave you with this conundrum of a question - If this hobby were actually legalized in the sense that every woman in America could sell her pussy for any price she so pleased - do you think the cost of pussy would remain the same, skyrocket, or drop?
The answer to that would be one that truly is the result of guess what . . . CAPITALISM. So . . .
remain the same, skyrocket, or drop?
Sorry Softy - but I honestly don't think you'd want to see the Capitalism you so easily defend, in it's truest, current American Capitalistic form.
Oh and BTW - born and bred Texan. Just one without eyes wide shut.