tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post1331323773332497663..comments2023-06-26T04:26:42.894-04:00Comments on Anubis Bard: Hobby Lobby and the levers of powerAndy Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820201752437230985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-36253933953600572902014-07-07T11:30:24.422-04:002014-07-07T11:30:24.422-04:00Another unwanted outcome that will develop out of ...Another unwanted outcome that will develop out of this really bad decision is that <b>corporations</b> will get to decide how you get to spend your own money! And if your needs aren't met, tough.<br /><br />(Tip o' the hat to one of the ADR posters... I forgot which.)Ed-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443227448010363586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-39090609294215996202014-07-07T09:24:22.417-04:002014-07-07T09:24:22.417-04:00Hi Andy, Yes, and to add to what you are saying, e...Hi Andy, Yes, and to add to what you are saying, equally distressing are the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Trans Pacific Partnership: Kept secret from congress and the public, corporations at the negotiating table helping set the terms of the treaties, would give corporations rights such as the right to sue a government if, for example, the corporation feels a nation's environmental standards interfere with the corporation's profits. NAFTA on steroids. Not enough people know about this.Adrian Ayres Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057583835126786240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-1236383675894181802014-07-06T18:29:59.962-04:002014-07-06T18:29:59.962-04:00Actually, I think it is a harbinger of a new feuda...Actually, I think it is a harbinger of a new feudalism, where the 99% will be serfs of various classes under the thumbs of the 1%. I've actually seen evidence of this for the past 30 years or more, but only mentioned my 'feelings' to people close to me. Now it's coming true, and not just a theatre near you! Only the demise of peak oil and the dismemberment of our 'western civilization' will curb it, and then local oligarchs (read: Big Guys with Guns) will probably take over. I'm glad I'm 78 and probably will not see the end, but I'm sorry for my grandkids.<br /><br />jimofolymAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-1890010008527994042014-07-03T09:50:53.702-04:002014-07-03T09:50:53.702-04:00It was a terrible week indeed. And Like you, I won...It was a terrible week indeed. And Like you, I wonder if anyone noticed. Arghhhhhh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com