Economist Professor Richard Wolff gave a compelling reason for moving to the next economic system. His rhetorical question 'Are we going to let a declining system take us down with it?' is prescient.

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Economist Professor Richard Wolff gave a compelling reason for moving to the next economic system. His rhetorical question 'Are we going to let a declining system take us down with it?' is prescient.

Professor Economist Richard Wolff & Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara faced off with WholeFoods Founder John Mackey and Reason's Katherine Mangu-Ward at an Intelligence Squared debate titled "Capitalism Is a Blessing." The professor's side changed more minds than the other side.

Wolff told a truth about economic systems that folks seldom realize. Economic systems are born. They evolve. And then they die. They die as the inequities and unfairness are realized. More importantly, when enough of the aggrieved by said system starts to remove the facade that is generally used as a method of coercion, the change can be rapid.

Many were under the belief that our economic system is a meritocracy. Work hard and follow the rules and success would follow. For some, that is true. For most, it simply does not work that way.

Everyone, whether the person starting their own bakery, their own shop or otherwise, at some time is at the behest of those with tons of capital, the titans of finance. As a successful business owner many times over, I can state categorically that when I analyze all the machinations involved, the titans of finance were more responsible for the ups and downs than my products and services. Too much even as a business owner was beyond my control.

There are models that can mitigate the dominance of the plutocracy, the titans of finance. Clearly, it is not in the interest of controlling interests to modify or transition our economic system. That is up to us. It is up to us to ensure an economy that works for us, our families, our friends, and our acquaintances.

Authors Website: http://egbertowillies.com

Authors Bio:


Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. Visit his podcast here. Egberto is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is "political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship". He believes that we must get away from the current policies that reward those who simply move money/capital and produce nothing tangible for our society. If a change in policy does not occur, America will be no different than many oligarchic societies where a few are able to accumulate wealth while the rest are left out because it is mathematically impossible to catch up.


Egberto is:

• Political Blogger at EgbertoWillies.com


• Radio show host "Politics Done Right on KPFT 90.1 FM" & "Move To Amend Reports"


• Author of "As I See It: Class Warfare The Only Resort To Right Wing Doom"


• DailyKOS Contributing Editor


• Coffee Party USA Board of Director


• Move To Amend (MTA) Coalition Executive Committee member


• CNN iReporter with over a million page views.


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• HuffPost Live frequent contributor


• Co-organizer of Occupy Kingwood


• Texas Precinct 758 Chair