SOCIALIST STREET – EPISODE #1 –
The Neighborhood (Meat the Neighbors)
CAST of “CHARACTERS”:
“ECON-GURU” – the Economic “travel guide” and “master sensai” leading “students” through the economic “jungle” of “Socialist Street”
“SIKSA” (the Snake) – Hindi for “BLESSING, PROSPERITY”
“ASSUL” (the Snake) – Hindi for “ENLIGHTENMENT”
“UNCLE RICH” – the “alter ego” cousin of Econ Guru – loves economics and entrepreneurship – the economic “YODA” of “Socialist Street”
EARNIE ENTERPRISE
MACON MOORE
ALFALFA ALINSKY – the “community organizer” – “agitator who is an Economic ILL-iterate – a “legend in his own (dystopian, malignant narcissist) mind – has been to all 57 states as “salesman” for Solyndra, peddling “Cash for Clunkers” – a.k.a. “Obama-CON” – a graduate of “Chicago School of Economics” founded by Al Capone and Saul Alinsky – an elitist “political animal” who never leaned to count; a Hawaii prep-school-Chicago “gangster”
ROB-ben STEELE – “sharing” or “stealing”? – another economic “CON man”
CONor RACKET – a “hunter” and “manipulator” of “rackets” – organized criminal conduct
The LOBSTERS” – LESS-ter and LOWell – twin “monsters” of LEVEL-ing; not “owned” but frequently “used” by “Social Street” leaders to “menace” the body-politic through the IDOLs of “EQUALITY in MISERY and “GOD of GOVERNMENT” (IDOL-atry – the totalitarian “god-state”)
EVEN STEVEN – zero sum “zombie” – whatever goes “up” must come “down”
POISON ENVY – “lady” LEVEL-or – evil sister of “greed” – but she (envy) is a FAR WORSE menace to society and “deadly sin” –
BOLSHEVIK BERNIE – Equality in Misery – works at Communist Cafe – delusional delicatessen – does not how to count – specialty is “socialist sandwich” on rye – communist con-socialist sucker
BANKRUPT BONITA – Socialist Siren (dystopian delusion & destruction) – a combination “hot Latina” (with totalitarian temper) AND”valley girl” – who likes to “channel” her “inner Che” – firing squad executions at the mall – a former, fired “barista” whose specialty drink to make and serve is “poison envy”
PHONY FASCISTA – politician (power-pig) who picks “winners & losers”
Exceptional Earn-ie – the RISING TIDE raises his boat – and everyone around him
SHAKER DOWNS – MASTER “RACKETEER” – organized crime
WISE WILLIE – a “shrewd operator” – combination Kung Fu “MASTER PO” and “SAMURAI SLUM LORD” who specializes in guns (owns Socialist Street gun shop) and many local rental properties
BLOW-HARD BOB – a “Brash” New Yorker with “BIG MOUTH” not shy to share his Economic ILL-iteracy; big on “opinions” – small on “facts”; a hero of hypocritical double-standards; a “rich man” who says “”BILL GATES has too much money)
REG-gie STATE (regulations – government “inspector”)
LEVELed Louie – whatever goes ‘UP” will go DOWN” – everything must eventaually “level” out … not coincidentally a “cousin” of “Even Steven”
PETE PILFER – “SHARING” OR “STEALING”?
Paul Parasite – there’s a SUCKER born every minute
CHER deWEALTH – the “diva” of RE-distribution – will give away everything she does not own
BARRY the SLOUCH – garbage collector – “community organizer” – clandestine “mobster” – has a Jeckll-Hyde Persoanality – turns into “Oscar the Grouch”
BLAKE the SNAKE – malignant narcissist “leader” – diabolical “diva”
“CHAVITO el Gallito” – a “little rooster” who must “shrink” everything down to size – reduce and control
SLAVIC SOCRATES – “Enemy of the State” … the one primarily responsible for this who “mess”
Socialist Street – Episode #2 –
Enterprise (makers) vs Envy (takers)
SUPPLY: SCARCITY vs SURPLUS
WEALTH (more) vs POVERTY (less)
WALLET “EXCHANGE” simulation
SWIMMING POOL – BUCKET surplus simulation (redistribution vs rewards)
the “SUPPLY” PROBLEM
LEVEL-ing – LOBSTER SYNDROME – equality in MISERY
IDOL of EQUALITY; PARETO PRINCIPLE (80-20 rule)
LIFE is IN-herently UN-equal; Trying of make UN-equal things is WORST form of IN-equality
COSTS … CHOICES … CONSEQUENCES (benefits vs burdens) simulation
Socialist Street – Episode #3 –
“Bolshevik Bernie and Bankrupt Bonita”
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
LEVEL-ing (equality in misery)
GOD of GOVERNMENT
BLESSINGS (UN-equal – pursued) vs BURDENS (equal – provided)
SANDWICH simulation
“sharing vs stealing”
The LEMONADE Stand (“fixing” IN-equality)
the “SUPPLY” PROBLEM
PROFIT (“Invisible Hand”) vs POWER (“Iron Fist”)
COMMERCE (free) vs CONTROL (fascist-“fair”)
Episode #4 –
Opportunity vs Equality (the Minimum Wage)
MINIMUM WAGE – Opportunities (start) vs Outcomes (finish)
GETTING a JOB simulation (1 x $20 or 2 X $10)
“INCENTIVES” and “INTERESTS”
Episode #5 –
ZERO SUM GAME (“Alienation”) vs RISING TIDE (“Altruism”)
EXPLOITATION and OPPRESSION
“winners” and “losers”
“survival” vs “satisfaction”
Episode #6 –
“SYSTEMS” – Capitalism, Communism, Fascism
WALL Street. VS “K” Street vs MAIN Street
competition vs collectivism vs collusion
MARKETS – “free” vs “fair” vs “fixed”
POLITICS, PEOPLE and the POLIS
“FREE MARKETS” and the “PUBLIC SQUARE”
OPPORTUNITIES vs OUTCOMES (“The Race”)
“INTERSECTION” of “facts” (profits) and “feelings” (power)
ALTRUISM vs ALIENATION
“LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR” (“persons”) vs “YOUR NEIGHBOR’s KEEPER” (“the people”)
“PROFILES in PROFIT” – “SOCIALIST RE-EDUCATION CAMP”
“BEFORE CAPITALISM”
PROVIDING-GIVING a FISH (passive) vs TEACHING-LEARNING to FISH (pro-active)
ENTERPRISE (earned success) vs ENTITLEMENT (owed outcomes)
Episode #7 –
“EXPLOITATION” and “OPPRESSION”
Episode #8 – DEBT BOMB
Episode #9 – MARKETS –
“MY PENCIL” (“Your Mouse”)
EPISODE #10
EPILOGUE-CONCLUSIONS