General Interest > Tacitus' Realm
What is the economy anyway ??
Horatio:
Paul, I am not against capitalism I own a small business myself. I am against what big business is doing to this country today. Oil company's, Banks, Wall St, Investment groups, China's trade surplus, WTA, WTO, Big pharma, WallMart. They are into a steroid capitalism. Just like a pro wrestler on steroids there are consequences which usually are very ugly.
I know you didn't like what happened in the last 4 years.
The only positive I actually saw out of the last few years, we lost a few TC's due to the economy (and reddits).
Froderik:
I highly (the pun is always intended) recommend everyone on this thread read a few of these essays written by Aldous Huxley in 1958...
The whole thing is a good read that I think everyone here would appreciate...
In particular relevance to this thread, please check out the first three or four chapters:
http://www.huxley.net/bnw-revisited/index.html
DannyB II:
Elizabeth Warren explains once again "paying it forward" for Big Business. Something specific American Entrepreneurs forget in their quest to make a profit.
This is what Teddy Roosevelt was talking about a 100 years ago when he was taking down Standard Oil, Carnegie, Railroads ect...
They didn't understand or forgot that they were as wealthy as they were do to America and the liberties America provided.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162- ... 03544.html
Warren rejects the concept that it is possible for Americans to become wealthy in isolation.
"You built a factory out there? Good for you," she says. "But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did."
She continues: "Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea? God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."
none-ya:
Carefull Danny. Next tey'll be calling you a communist (among all the other things).
starry-eyed pirate:
--- Quote from: "Paul St. John" ---
But just to be clear, before we go any further-
Is it your position, that you are in fact a hypocrite, who lives an immoral , unjust life?- just so we can get that out of the way right off the bat
--- End quote ---
What's it to ya ? My personal life is of absolutely no consequence to my argument. I'm hard on myself and I do the best I can and I'm not afraid of being called a hypocrite. My words speak for themselves.
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