Speeches
A Little Goes A Long Way
Good Afternoon!
Aside from the fact that the Federal government is now being hijacked, there were some policies that the people who voted for Trump and the Republicans thought would create jobs, raise wages, and make housing more affordable.
1. Levy tariffs on imports, so we can make our own products and keep the jobs here at home.
2. Encourage foreign investors to build factories in the U.S. and give American workers good paying jobs the way Toyota and Honda already have.
3. Reduce the immigration of unskilled workers, and get the poorest Americans working and off of welfare.
Well, A Little bit of Knowledge Goes a Long Way.
To download the full speech, click the link below.
Aside from the fact that the Federal government is now being hijacked, there were some policies that the people who voted for Trump and the Republicans thought would create jobs, raise wages, and make housing more affordable.
1. Levy tariffs on imports, so we can make our own products and keep the jobs here at home.
2. Encourage foreign investors to build factories in the U.S. and give American workers good paying jobs the way Toyota and Honda already have.
3. Reduce the immigration of unskilled workers, and get the poorest Americans working and off of welfare.
Well, A Little bit of Knowledge Goes a Long Way.
To download the full speech, click the link below.
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Two State Solution
What about The two state solution?
Well, it’s been tried before. They created Indiana and Oklahoma as two state solutions. Six hundred thousand people were killed when Abraham Lincoln rejected a two state solution in 1861. Over a million people were killed as parts of India became East and West Pakistan.
Nonetheless, the right of “self determination” and a homeland for Palestinians has been accepted as paramount since their expulsion, and the United Nations recognition of the state of Israel.
To download the full speech, click the link below.
Well, it’s been tried before. They created Indiana and Oklahoma as two state solutions. Six hundred thousand people were killed when Abraham Lincoln rejected a two state solution in 1861. Over a million people were killed as parts of India became East and West Pakistan.
Nonetheless, the right of “self determination” and a homeland for Palestinians has been accepted as paramount since their expulsion, and the United Nations recognition of the state of Israel.
To download the full speech, click the link below.
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400th Anniversary - The First Black Slaves in Virginia
A speech given by Mike Curtis at Arden Delaware in 2019 commemorating the 180th anniversary of the birth of Henry George.
This is the 400th anniversary of the first black slaves in the Virginia colony. By 1860 slaves made up the vast majority of what was considered capital in the southern states.
Britain had abolished slavery at home more than 30 years before the United States—but, by 1830 the wages of the English agricultural workers were not much more than the food, clothing, and shelter paid to American slaves.
In 1860 the United States had, by far, the highest wages in the world. It is no wonder the slaves were so valuable, or that their owners were willing to go to war over the possibility of losing their assets.
To download the full speech by clicking on the download link below.
This is the 400th anniversary of the first black slaves in the Virginia colony. By 1860 slaves made up the vast majority of what was considered capital in the southern states.
Britain had abolished slavery at home more than 30 years before the United States—but, by 1830 the wages of the English agricultural workers were not much more than the food, clothing, and shelter paid to American slaves.
In 1860 the United States had, by far, the highest wages in the world. It is no wonder the slaves were so valuable, or that their owners were willing to go to war over the possibility of losing their assets.
To download the full speech by clicking on the download link below.
| 400th_anniversary_-_the_first_black_slaves_in_virginia.pdf |
The Essence of Progress & Poverty
What is the essence of Progress & Poverty? To start with, it is a description of the country as it was in 1879. There was chronic unemployment in the cities, where unskilled workers were paid subsistence wages, and poverty and crime were ever present. It’s uncanny, how “the more things change, the more they seem to remain the same." [George] was writing at the end of what was then the worst depression in the history of the country, and it lasted five long years. It is a clear and simple analysis of how we got where we are today, and why, no matter how much we increase education and technology, if we do not change our fundamental institutions, recessions will recur, wages will continue in their tendency to remain static, and unemployment and poverty will increase. It is also a lesson on how we can create a common and equal opportunity. And if we do, how we can ensure private property and free enterprise in the things we produce — with full employment, rising wages, and a universal sharing of all socially created values.
You can download the full speech by clicking on the download link below.
You can download the full speech by clicking on the download link below.
| The Essence of Progress & Poverty |