Heiner Geissler has made the step from the Catholic social teaching Neo-Marxism at last. He joined Attac, the "nonviolent" Branch of the "anti-globalization". He established his membership with the right to demonstrate, which he sees through seemingly excessive security measures through the establishment of a temporary intra-German border between the classy resort of Heiligendamm and the rest of the Republic and the establishment of a prophylactic Guantanamo Light at risk for demonstrators. It overlooks the good man that - unlike in Russia about the Russia-EU summit - the followers of Attac for their view may very well take to the streets, just not directly on the Border to shut off the € 12 million expensive fence . Finally, the protesters have set the goal of the very overcoming demarcation line - without violent confrontation, difficult to reach. As can a 200 m wide buffer zone threaten freedom of expression hardly.
Not only Geissler and the G8 - Summit make it necessary to have a closer to deal with the arguments of Attac. But also because the German media to film best, the future demonstrators in how they practice, "violent" to attend to the crime of coercion. As once Gert Bastian and Petra Kelly Mutlangen they check under their seat in blockade to prevent possible long to be carried away by the police. What the G8 opponents would do really, if there is no Summit common. Would they want to capture without a fence at all the luxury hotel in Heiligendamm?
for Marxism was the year 1989, the catastrophe. Not broke, capitalism as predicted together. While making workers and population revolution. But against the socialist command economy, dubbed the dictatorship of Stalin's disciples. This allows the entire ideology was apparently failed and discredited. On their behalf, but the major crimes had been committed, not in the interests of big business. Half of Europe had been only under threat of the use of firearms for half a century, forced into poverty and abandonment, while the other half was held by a nuclear overkill it, the insurgents from Berlin, Prague and Budapest or the strikers in Gdansk to come to the rescue. It was to find a new reason why capitalism is a reprehensible, (un) - human ideology was in need of control and expropriation. It needed a new enemy and a new ground for the application of Marxist theory.
capitalism is not the name of an economic system but a Marxist rallying cry, which means in theory a historical phase in which the production factors land and labor by above-average "profits" of Capital exploited and at risk in the substance. The increase in capital is for the well-Marxist-influenced Public finance capital. taken in the past like the additions were then also Jewish and / or internationally. That is the point when so-called speculators earn money with easy money and do not use for investments in the "real world".
first International financial capital and Tobin tax
The new Marx said Tobin . Instead of revolution and expropriation of crude, was the substance of foreign exchange operations with seemingly silly 0.2% tax and this "redistribution" of the World Bank to developing countries. The more often a "financier" also turns his capital, more often fall to the tax, which reduced its capital. Who turns his capital-ie daily pay in the week 1% tax on this matter and in 52 weeks just 52%. Attac is expected that approximately € 1.1 trillion to be handled every day of which only about 40 - 60 billion € of the so-called real economy would be needed to handle the marketing of real goods. The Tobin tax that is only 2.2 billion were won € per day, around 11 billion € per week and a measly half a billion a year, which were then given the World Bank for the poorest of the world if the speculators would not change their behavior. But that just wanted to reach Tobin. His goal was to make short-term speculation and so unattractive to reduce currency fluctuations.
His proposal is to be understood from the time when it was made. 1972 was the system of Bretton Woods , in which fixed exchange rates and the gold standard were the dollar to collapse. In order to finance the Vietnam War, the U.S. had fired up the money printing machine and increases the money supply. The dollar rate of 4.20 DM was no longer tenable. Just as the guarantee of the U.S. central bank to offset every dollar in gold at any time. But anyone who looks at the development of the world economy 1944-1973, could come up with the idea that the different growth rates Member countries, inflation and unemployment and, not least, the merger resulted in the oil-producing countries, a system ad absurdum to keep the central banks are stable again by buying or selling of currencies, the system should be as people and companies were free to buy foreign currency for sale or.
1972, when Tobin made his proposal was that financial markets are underdeveloped. There were no instruments for currency hedging, options and futures. Because there had been until then Bretton Woods. In Europe, people tried in succession with the European currency snake and later the European Monetary System in the European community to agree on fixed exchange rates and to allow through buying and selling of currencies by central banks. At that time, speculation against the system sure profitable approach, because the forced intervention of central banks to back and see were before. And that was the reason why the three systems, Bretton Woods, snake and EWS have failed, the latter on the speculation of the "anti-globalization" became famous George Soros. Only the monetary union in Europe was a success because they put a stop to the introduction of the single currency to trade the various currencies. Whether the divergence between the sovereignty of monetary, fiscal policy and economic policy at the time not even a euro crisis is to be, will prove to be yet. All three systems were the predecessors of what would Attac: the legitimized by democratic elections attempt to prevent speculation and currency fluctuations. Unfortunately, he failed repeatedly to reality.
speculative harms no one. It is distributed to various risks shoulders. The financial market has done so gradually that, what Bretton Woods, snake and EWS have failed. Thus, today, secure car companies such as currency risks for several years and expect with constant income. to exchange those that assure them about the dollar in two or three years at a fixed exchange rate, secure themselves from other speculators, who perform their currency reserves in short-term. Each sector has a profit, the business model of demonized "hedge fund" is based on risks to take for others. The car company waived in exchange for risk reduction to the maximum possible profit and will in turn lower the safe dose. The difference is ultimately distributed among market participants. In game theory is called a "win-win situation."
could not know the Tobin 1972nd What he has to keep good. But today it can be seen that the crisis has led to speculation of currency systems, but the fact that the speculators are the obvious mistakes of the "democratically elected" Financial and economic policy have taken advantage of. What ultimately led to them a system that was latent risk, have brought to the break-in, before there would have been even greater damage. This applies to the billions of dollar artificially inflated tigers of Southeast Asia as well as for the British pound, which was already overvalued, when it joined the ERM 1990th
second Are the poor really getting poorer
Attac iB situated on the worldwide income growth, the hypothesis that the rich get richer and the poor getting poorer would. Culprit is - rightly - the neo-liberal globalization, where markets is unleashed to the brutal capitalist law of the jungle. This effect would be exacerbated by the international financial speculation.
documented on his website German Attac this due to UN figures, over the period from 1960 to 1997. The trend since 1997 is not taken into account. It is true that the difference between the incomes of the poorest of the world in the given period has grown. This is not because of the increasing global economic division, but at the increased productivity and erstrittenen by the unions participating in the growing value added in industrial countries. In developing countries, this productivity growth was modest, so there were no increases in income can be realized. The financial markets do not benefit from the poorest of the world. Between the two there is simply no point of contact. Moreover, is still the old saying: a naked man you can not reach into his pocket.
terms of actual development on the basis of the latest figures of the World Bank , this raises an entirely different picture. The absolute poverty in the world is shrinking and not to. Between 1999 and 2004, 135 million people made it the first time on an income of to achieve a dollar. Since 1990, this number fell from 29 to 18% of the population of developing countries and for the first time exceeded one billion. Even in Africa the number was those who earn less than one dollar per month to almost five percent.
Even in the 19 poorest countries in the world is poverty absolutely fell by 1.3 percent, while the economies have grown by just one percent. Middle-income countries achieved growth of 6.2%, China and East Asia as much as 10%. These figures since the early nineties, so the effective date of what is called globalization Attac, especially those countries are stable and with increasing intensity Part of the global division of labor.
is of concern, the development of the countries that have no established state monopoly and which led to permanent internal and external conflicts, war and violence. You will have no or poor growth, and the number of absolute poor in them also alarmingly high. Although Vietnam and Uganda show that such difficulties would drift apart.
A clear evidence of Eucken's theory of the "interdependence of order" that states that a market economy, a liberal rule of law requires, and vice versa.
Even in developed countries, claims Attac Germany would the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. In particular, the preference of the company was unacceptable, which would have to pay fewer taxes and does not participate in the infrastructure. Blame are the reduced rates, which would lead to ever lower tax revenues.
overlook our top economists in good faith that the business tax is generally only a pilot. You will be charged to the individual income tax the person to whom the income is paid. If the personal tax rate will be higher, nachversteuert needs. And in Germany was increased by the grand coalition currently in 45% (keyword rich tax).
And it is the international finance community contributes to the community. The 350,000 employees of the financial sector paid 20% of total tax revenue. Not the German, but the emergence of Great Britain. Says the Economist in its issue of 03 February 2007, so in a country which apply where, despite 10 years of Labour lower and simpler tax rates and corporate tax reform, the future prime minister in addition to reducing the corporate tax to 30% with an investment allowance of £ 50,000 associated (75,000 €), while in Germany the declining balance depreciation is to be abolished.
compete in an interdependent world economy states. Crucial are infrastructure, safety and cost. Prices and taxes are no longer mandatory deductions that can be driven with the beating of potentates. And bureaucracy is a barrier to investment.
the knowledge era, the traditional industrial companies have every chance in the world. And developing societies. Division of labor works only when everyone benefits, which have to share this division of labor. And ask him. And do not exclude customs duties and other barriers interest. The then try to come here rather than to offer their goods and services.
third Glocal democracy
One of the main demands of Attac is the democratic Control of international financial markets, especially currency transactions. The term 'glocal means a new subsidiarity. The world population is to vote together on matters which concern in its entirety. The people of individual states only about things that do not concern themselves.
One of the main objections to the so-called G8 - Summit is the lack of democratic legitimacy of this institution. However, it is not about one. But an informal meeting, which is protected by the assembly and freedom of contract of the Basic Law and international law is binding on anyone. Of course, the final communique of weight. And it is democratic legitimacy, at least largely. Finally, one can doubt the legitimacy of the Russian President, this arose because the one choice, but the essential rights in a democracy just like freedom of assembly or the right to freedom of expression are undermined by factual threat of death.
Democratic control of international financial capital refers to the deprivation of the right of disposal by the owner. The property-rights is the essential feature of the property. What good is a million to the account if I did not move, do not invest, not invest and spend may not be. Attacking does not mean democracy. But expropriation of privately held financial capital. Pure Marxism.
How do the glocal democracy should not say Attac. Which institutions should be established. States will occur internationally, as in the UN. Do we have a right to intervene if their countries leaders have not determined according to the practices of democracy, but have come to power in a putsch. What should be regulated, what is democratic in the global and what is decided at the local level.
The crucial quality of democracy is that it counts heads, not up or taking. About the quality of the results that say little. And if we do not want a world economic order, but a world economic organization, must all follow the outcome of the vote, the objective of the organization. The end of individual freedom would be the consequence. And the actual expropriation of private capital.
Attac is nothing other than the legitimate successor of the Communist International, whose fight song at every rally of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and their communist brothers in arms was most recently voiced strong voices of old men: "People, listen to the signals! On, the last fight! The International won the right people! People hear the signal! On, the last fight! The International won the human race. "(On which each time the rights holders, media manager with a certain name Beierlein happy because the royalties bubbled.
There's good reason not to talk of international law. But of peoples. And human rights.
Hannes Stein on 29 April at the Potsdamer Platz at the eleventh hour three questions asked. It had a handful of demonstrators on the occasion found the international Darfur Days division to arrive each year to demonstrate against the crimes and murders in that region of Sudan, and could not be perceived as less CNN cameras are located throughout the country as on a single market place in Baghdad. The three questions were: Where is the Left. Where are the intellectuals and representatives of the industry. Where are the representatives of Muslims who protest against cartoons, but not when their brethren are being killed. I ask a question in addition. Where were the "anti-globalization", where was Attac. Or is it legitimizes the Sudanese government sufficiently democratic. Would participation in this demonstration is no longer justified, as media attention to shake the fence in Heiligendamm? But in Darfur, there are no water cannons, not even water. But bullets and no cameras that carry the message of "anti-globalization" in the world and following new members and solicit new donations.
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