Unions, Taxes, and Class Warfare

[Lokrian]

Well, I thought I was going to be able to get away with lazily watching the two of you tear each other up and picking both of your brains for what you think without subjecting myself to the stress of having to defend my own beliefs.

I think the question at the top of my mind for Ari would be whether or not he feels that our economy is affected externally by large corporations at all, or whether he feels those institutions are part and parcel of the free market?

For Mal I would say I am familiar enough with the arguments you gave to know where they come from and how comminism as put forward by its inventers differs markedly from how it has actually found its expression around the world. However, the tone that Marx et al seem to take, specifically that there is no hope for a resolution other than violent overthrow, seems to be the reason why this failure keeps popping up. Is there some sort of neo-communist movement to counter the neo-conservative? A sort of kinder, gentler version so to speak? I guess I am wondering about your general outlook, as I don't know you all that well.

I hate to let a spirited discussion die!