Posted by Dunder on September 6, 2006, at 5:55:02
In reply to Economic realities and depression in usa, posted by James K on September 5, 2006, at 16:01:12
Hi James,
I live on the UK but I share your discontent with the injustice of our modern capitalist societies, where the winner takes all and people at the bottom are left to rot. It seems that greed is the only "attribute" worthy of reward. Why is it that the nurse or teacher or street cleaner for that matter, who work hard for the good of society get a tiny fraction of the rewards of, for example, the banker or the property developer? Don't get me wrong I am not a communist but maybe I am an idealist because I believe in a fairer society where people are rewarded and respected in proportion to how much they give back to society not how much they take. Our societies have become so individualistic and competitive that they engender a feeling of hopelessness, despair and in many, depression. A feeling of "I am not good enough" is commonplace.
All this injustice contibutes to my depression too. Just finding something worth working for that pays a livable wage is an ongoing struggle.
All the best
Dunder
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