Free Enterprise on Trial? (%?*#)

[oddlots]

Oh my, I think my skull just began to implode...

"Mitt Romney is casting the 2012 campaign as “free enterprise on trial” – defining free enterprise as achieving success through “hard work and risk-taking.”"

Something tells me the fix is in on that trial.
And I'm starting to take it personally. I'm sure these people are trying to drive us insane.

How is it possible for someone to trot this crap out there and not be laughed off-stage? The whole outrage of the current, deplorable state of affairs is that precisely the opposite is true. Privatise the gains socialise the losses... TBTF... Bill Black's "sure thing" control fraud.

The financial sector, largely speaking, is not taking risks... even of going to trial it would seem. Their pay puts them beyond any personnel risk anyway! (As Reich points out in the article below.)

Of course the joke with Romney is that the latest crop of financial miscreants (give it up for the wiiiiiizaaaaards of mortgage securitization!) actually make Romney's activities at Bain capital look productive by comparison. For contrast, see Taibbi's latest here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics...-tale-20120113

It beggars belief.

Reich's piece is here: http://robertreich.org/post/15978350528

[aaron]

Re: Free Enterprise on Trial? (%?*#)

Do not underestimate how ignorant your average employed American is. I know people with high IQs that will gobble this crap up.

[jiimbergin]

Re: Free Enterprise on Trial? (%?*#)

Do not underestimate how ignorant your average employed American is. I know people with high IQs that will gobble this crap up.

+1

[c1ue]

Re: Free Enterprise on Trial? (%?*#)

More 1% fun:

http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/16/how-the-1-loves/

Lest any of us forget, some people have plenty of money to throw around. Take Valentine’s Day, coming our way soon. . Here’s what one four-star hotel in Chicago is offering, courtesy of a press release from their publicist. I’ve removed her name, otherwise, the email is word-for-word. Note, the “valentine” is assumed to be female. Any takers?

“Do you want to make the ultimate gesture for Valentine’s Day? Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Hotel is offering a package that every starry-eyed couple will remember for a lifetime. Their $100,000 Romantic Getaway Package includes everything your heart could desire.

“Guests will be transported to and from the airport for a luxurious 2-night stay in the Presidential Suite. Upon arrival at the hotel, guests will be welcomed with a ‘Charming Rose Petal Red Carpet’, a trail of roses from the foyer to the bed of roses as well as six dozen roses throughout the Presidential Suite.

“After getting nestled into the room, the couple may choose to start the weekend with a ‘Fairy Tale Moments’ bubble-bath-for-two, which includes Cristal Champagne and strawberries prior to a lavender-filled bath with rose petals surrounded by romantic candlelight. After a one-of-a-kind bubble bath, slip into cozy personalized robes and soft slippers.

“What Chicago trip would be complete without a little retail therapy? Guests will receive a $10,000 gift card to Saks Fifth Avenue Chicago and a VIP personal shopping experience in their exclusive Fifth Avenue Club. In addition to a one-of-a-kind shopping experience, your lucky lady will receive a stunning 18 karat white diamond and sapphire necklace from Marshall Pierce & Company. This jaw-dropping piece of jewelry features sixty two oval cut sapphires (22.54 carats) with pave diamond halos around each sapphire weighing at a total of 5.83 carats of diamonds. After roaming the famous shops of Michigan Avenue, the couple will seclude into peace and tranquility by receiving an in-room 90 minute massage-for-two.

“Guests will also receive two amazing dining experiences, one of which is a Chef’s Table-for-Two at aria. A Breakfast Du Jour in Bed is provided each morning as well as full use of your own private butler throughout the entire 2-night stay. Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Hotel’s One Enchanted Moment is offered at $100,000 (plus tax) and is available February 10-14, 2012.”

P.S. The publicist at the Fairmont Chicago, Millenium Park Hotel confirms this is not a parody.

What is especially interesting about this is that it is a package deal.

Original, like all their friends...

[gwynedd1]

Re: Free Enterprise on Trial? (%?*#)

Free enterprise on trial? When did they recall that poor bastard from the Siberian gulag?

[oddlots]

Re: Free Enterprise on Trial? (%?*#)

.... And a great judge of value it would seem. Who on earth would pay 100 k for that?