Shay's Rebellion  

Sorry, had to run in to town and see my Mom, go to dinner, etc. and I'm just now getting back to our discussion. The bet wasn't about MyLot...so I didn't think I needed to go through THE HEAD OF BOOKIES. This was my roommate's discussion... I bet him no one would answer, because his "contributions" to the MyLot community are always so "off the wall". You would agree this is an off-the-wall discussion, wouldn't you? Don't you think I should win the bet just because...?

it is different but you have got responses. . even on topic ones, unlike this one. i think roomie wins but of course i take 10% . if you want to win the bet 'just because' which is perfectly reasonable i will have to take 20% for the extra admin costs. your call.

OK, he wins! Do you accept payment in bunny-chewed up cabbage? But you'll have to pay for the postage...

Thanks for the link. The article portrays a different picture of the Rebellion. I guess the question may even be more relevant with this view in mind. Are there any parallels to today?

Just as today, the government is putting financial pressure on the average citizen with the bulk of that finance going to social programs that only help a few, and the average citizen not among those few. And just as some came out in protest back then, many are coming out in protest today. So yes, there are parallels, not violent, but protest all the same.

I agree with your assessment. Fortunately, the protests haven't been violent; let's hope it stays that way. Have a great day, Bestboy.

I agree there's something wrong with the picture. You want people to work hard and succeed, but what happens when you have only the extremes and a disappearing middle class? I don't know that I have an answer. I would hope we would try and bring everyone up, rather than bring the top (successful, rich, etc.) down.

As much as I hate to put the government in charge of many things, they can be effective regulators and enforce laws that would stop some of this and encourage shared wealth. Most of our best American companies practice some type of wealth sharing they just are not in the news...

There is a new movement going on in some of our colleges to start teaching ethic's again so maybe all is not lost. We have had this winner takes all attitude for the last 30 years and now we see the downfall. So maybe all is not lost, look to the next generation, maybe. lol

Business ethics...I remember taking a graduate-level course in it in the early 80s... Hopefully, that'll be a start to something worthwhile.

Yeah, the disparity between the rich and poor seems to be widening. I'm generally not for the redistribution of wealth, but I am having a problem with the disparity. I'm not sure how we take care of the middle and poor classes without ripping up the rich class???? Thanks for your thoughts, Dawn.