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        <title><![CDATA[Few know it was tried in America and failed.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12419-83511]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Insights/plymouth_experiment.htm]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hates Idiots]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:07:50 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[www.wholesalemkt.net]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wonderful.Share a website with you ,( http://www.wholesalemkt.net/ )Believe you will love it.We accept any form of payment.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wholemkt108]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:03:13 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The poor and middle class pay plenty of taxes ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... Just maybe not federal income taxes.  But if they get a paycheck at all they're paying Social Security/Medicare taxes, they're paying sales taxes in most states and income taxes in some states.  The pay property taxes either directly if they own property or indirectly if the rent their abode.As far as the rich paying most of the taxes (Federal income tax specifically), the top 5% own more than 50% of the wealth in this country., the bottom 50% own less than 5% of the wealth.  You can't get blood from a turnip.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[riverat1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:47:45 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[yes, it is a good point]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[And I think it's true with respect to services such as Groupon, which could get someone into a spa or a high-end eatery that they might not be able to access. There are wine-buying clubs that use collective purchases of cases of wine that cuts costs by cutting out the middle man. And yes, upper middle class drivers might be as likely to use the Drive Now program. But The Napa Valley Reserve and high-end travel services likely remain out of their reach.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[MCOC]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:20:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Actually, &quot;microsocialism&quot; generally works rather well...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12419-82970]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[...but only because in very small groups, people are all held tightly accountable to each other.  A &quot;family&quot; is a perfect example of microsocialism at work.  As long as there is mutual accountability, &quot;communes&quot; work relatively well.  kibbutzim in Israel works relatively well, mainly because of accountability combined with a religious mandate overlay.The problem with socialism is that as the group gets bigger and bigger, accountability between all citizens breaks down.  It's not possible to be accountable to everyone if you aren't close to everyone, or even know them personally.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JohnMcGrew@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:07:06 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hmmm, and yet...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12419-82985]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[...they regularly played poker with &quot;Federation credits&quot; or &quot;gold-pressed latinum&quot;.  And I really don't see much point to living in a hell-hole mining dilithium crystals unless there was some kind of big payback in doing so.Even in the Star Trek universe, they needed money to keep things working.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:52:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sharing is not a new idea, and it's been around since man first]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[happened on the earth.However, it's mostly idealist, and most impractical.  The only sharing that works, to an extent, is where resources are pooled via a centralized government, and used for the general welfare, like roads and bridges.  Other than where it benefits the community as a whole, it's not something that leads to long-term success, for the idea or to the sharers.Nobody wants to share equally if they can help it. It's the nature of humans, where, greed is a trait that is built into most of us.   People want to own things, and people want to be different, and people want their freedom to do as they wish and to use whatever they can get their hands on.  Most people would like ot share, without also contributing.  Sharing where a company owns the resources, and people get to use the for a fee, is the same as renting.  If that's the definition of what sharing is about, then, it's not really a revolutionary new  idea, and why is anybody even talking about it?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[adornoe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:50:51 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sharing has to happen]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12419-82965]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[It's not just a question of theory or philosophy but a necessity.  Sharing has always been part of our human cultural heritage, from villages sharing resources way back then to communities around the globe now and the current rise of bartering.  Our system currently functions the other way and our economics are built around ownership.  In order to turn around the trend and go back to sharing, it will take time and resources, which means early adopters will pay premiums until companies develop sustainable businesses practices to allow everyone cheaper access.There have been a lot of predictions about how we will eventually stop using money and either barter or find sharing systems.  The Bitcoin idea developed a while ago has gained ground and is looking more and more practical.  But if you don't want to believe this, you can always watch Star Trek when Cpt Picard finds someone form our era on the Enterprise who raves at how powerful and rich Picard must be.  To this he laughs and says they hadn't used money for over 3 centuries and work for the common good of society.  Yeah, that and a pretty healthy dose of humor ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[33Nick]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:42:41 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hmm that's a good point.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[And worth further investigation.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:40:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[For those who don't live in the alternate reality world that you do,]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12419-82940]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[they understand that, it is the rich who are sharing the most, and contributing the most to the economy, and to the general welfare of the country.  It is the rich who pay the vast majority of taxes, which then gets &quot;redistributed&quot; by government to those poor and middle-class who don't pay any taxes.  So, when it comes to sharing, it is the rich who are sharing the most, because, without their wealth and without their know-how on how to create that wealth, and without them risking their wealth on the economy, the country would be just another Greece.  So, now, why don't you get out of that liberal denial bubble that has kept you ignorant, and go and learn a little bit about what's really happening all around you.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[adornoe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:17:17 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Actually, I think this is incorrect.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12419-82946]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[The truly &quot;wealthy&quot; typically &quot;own&quot;.  People who rent such goods typically wish to appear wealthy.  Case in point:  Before the economic meltdown, over 75% of all BMWs were leased; basically rented.I think this phenomenon is more oriented towards upper-middle class people who wish to experience higher-end goods and services, but cannot afford to own.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JohnMcGrew@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:15:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Really?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A dated narrative going back to the 30s.  Hasn't been true since the '80s.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-wins-8-10-wealthiest-154837437.html]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JohnMcGrew@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:12:24 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sharing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Middle and lower class Americans have been sharing for decades - Lawm mowers, ladders, wheel barrows, shovels, clippers, power tools, labor, shop vacs, car pooling, etc, etc, etc.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bb_apptix]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:38:46 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[So good to know that the very rich - can share]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12419-82928]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[But when it comes to taxes and helping others?Did they vote for Romney - cause if they DID - well we know what they REALLY think about sharing...... and the 99%]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[marccanter]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:26:49 -0800</pubDate>
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