hunboldt; said:
James Michener's novel 'Hawaii', printed in 1958, is a 'must read' on the subject as a lot of it is devoted to the post WW2 transfer of power.
I did read that book and agree that it says a lot about the politics of Hawaii and the events that eventually led to statehood.
Interestingly, Michener overlooked the fact that about 5,000 Puerto Ricans, largely from within the central part of the island who were the last vestiges of surviving Native Americans, were moved to Hawaii in the 1890s. The government suppressed news of this and Michener may not have been aware of this truth. Thus today, tens of thousands of Hawaiians are descended of Puerto Ricans and don't even know it.
Captain,
yet are very quiet about comparing that to the present vs historical unemployment numbers and foreclosure rates during this period of massive corporate prosperity.
I have not been quiet at all. Had you bothered to read my posts on the stimulus you would have known I opposed it because I knew the rich would take their welfare checks and run with them. I also pointed out (repeatedly I might add) that the real problem in this society is corporate welfare in which the welfare elites are enriched because they do not pay taxes.
Just a an example, how many more times must I post this before you get the picture"
One last point, I have repeatedly quoted David Stockman and his admission that Reaganomics is corporate elitist welfarism. In fact right wingers on this forum have been irked over the fact that I have repeated it. Thus contrary to your delusional rant, I have repeated myself rather than been silent.
How to make $30 billion and pay no corporate income tax, the Apple way
How to make $30 billion and pay no corporate income tax, the Apple way
End the corporate welfare state and we'll have those jobs & end foreclosures.
There, I said it again.