[마이리뷰] 왜 가난한 사람들은 부자를 위해 투표하는가

왜 가난한 사람들은 부자를 위해 투표하는가 - 캔자스에서 도대체 무슨 일이 있었나
토마스 프랭크 지음, 김병순 옮김 / 갈라파고스 / 2012년 5월

클린턴의 전략은 월스트리트에서 잘 먹혀들어갔는지 몰라도 마크기첸이나 전국에 있는 그와 같은 수백 명의 기독교 보수 조직 활동가들에게 이로운 결과를 낳았다. 기첸은 선거 쟁점에서 중요한 경제 문제들이 사라지면 민주당과 공화당을 구별하기 위해 남는 것은 사회적 문제뿐이라고 말했다. 그런 분위기에서 변변찮은 재산을 가진 사람들에게 민주당은 별로 매력이 없어 보이기 쉽다. 기첸은 "몇 년 전만 해도 공화당은 부자들의 정당 이고 민주당은 노동자를 대변한다고 생각했다" 고 쓴다.
- P222

 민주당과 공화당이 모두 자유무역과 관련해서 한통속이 되자 이제 남는 문제는낙태와 총기 소유 문제였다. 물론 정부 자체에 대한 문제는 당연히 남아있었다. 글릭먼은 열렬한 낙태 찬성론자였고 살상용 무기의 소유를 제한하는 정부의 조치를 지지했다. 게다가 그는 국민들이 직업 정치가들을극도로 의심하게 만든 하원의 부도수표 추문에 연루되었다. 그는 이 세가지 문제 때문에 위치토에서 점증하는 보수 반동의 물결 속에 거꾸로처박히는 신세가 되었다.
- P223

보수 반동은 하나의 사회체제로서 작동한다. 두 적수는 서로를 공격하면서 공생한다. 하나가 다른 하나를 조롱하면 조롱을 받은 다른 하나는 더 강력해진다. 이것은 세상의 모든 지배계급이 바라는 것이다. 지배계급은 점점 더 거세게 공격받을 수 있을 뿐 아니라 틀림없이 그렇게 공격받을 것이다. 따라서 지배계급은 점점 더 강력해질 것이다. 아직 검증된바 없지만 오늘날 자본주의 문화가 하는 역할이 바로 이런 공생 관계를강화하는 일이다. 문화가 타락할수록 문화를 타락시킨 사람들이 점점 더부자가 되는데 어떻게 우리 문화가 점점 더 타락하지 않을 수 있겠는가?
- P298

The people, no

The people, no

“One would also need to consi...

“One would also need to consider institutional rules that might help cope with the absence of a membership market, such as restrictions on nonmember hiring to prevent degeneration or a minimum level of saving out of cash flow to prevent underinvestment .”

— The Labor-Managed Firm: Theoretical Foundations by Gregory K. Dow
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“LMFs (whether they are profe...

“LMFs (whether they are professional partnerships or worker coops) will adopt property rights systems where continuing members control the admission of replacement members. This is consistent with universal practice in such firms and contrasts sharply with the common practice in KMFs of allowing equity shares to be traded on anonymous public markets.”

— The Labor-Managed Firm: Theoretical Foundations by Gregory K. Dow
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“When departing workers hold ...

“When departing workers hold property rights over their positions, they sell out to whomever will pay the most. Due to adverse selection, this is a low-quality agent.”

— The Labor-Managed Firm: Theoretical Foundations by Gregory K. Dow
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