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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Opening 9/27 at the Pruneyard (Camera 7) and at the Aquarius in Palo Alto.<br><br>I think framing the issue as "inequality" is a big mistake. <br><br>An article by Robert Frank cites a Gallup poll that found that the majority of<br>Americans consider inequality "an
acceptable part of our economic system".<br><a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/101037295" target="_blank">http://www.cnbc.com/id/101037295</a><br><br>I think that even those most disgusted by inequities in the system, the <br>rampant greed of the most privileged (who have conspired to game the <br>system for the benefit of people just like them), and the flow of wealth from <br>the poor to the rich would have to agree that some inequality is acceptable <br>and even desirable--that people who develop their marketable skills and work <br>hard deserve to earn more than people who don't.<br><br>Economic justice, equity, opportunity, and kleptocracy are vital issues today.<br>But to address them under the banner of "inequality" makes no sense.<br><br><br><br><div>> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:16:42 -0700<br>> From: gerrygras@earthlink.net<br>> To: sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org<br>> Subject: [GPSCC-chat] "Inequality For All"<br>> <br>> <br>> FYI,<br>> <br>> "Inequality for All" is a new movie coming out this month.<br>> The title almost says it all, it's about the growing<br>> economic inequality in the U.S. According to IMDB,<br>> the cast is Robert Reich. It will be showing for at<br>> least one week starting on 9/27 in Berkeley, Campbell,<br>> Palo Alto and many other places around the country.<br>> <br>> The website has some info about the movie and also has<br>> some web pages about relevant matters.<br>> <br>> http://inequalityforall.com/<br>> <br>> A trailer is here:<br>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbAyk8aRxI<br>> <br>> Gerry<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> sosfbay-discuss mailing list<br>> sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org<br>> http://lists.cagreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss<br></div> </div></body>
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