Posted on 07/05/2019 8:51:40 AM PDT by Thistooshallpass9
This episode shines the spotlight on some individuals, companies and other organizations who have looked beyond the "bottom line."
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Elon Musk is not being generous, he is already very wealthy.
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No I’m an ardent supporter of the capitalistic model. But I was inspired by a recent reading of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography in which he wrote: “As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.” After reading that, I wanted to see if any companies had ever been guided by a similar philosophy.
So what model are you an ardent supporter of, if not the capitalistic model?
I said I am a supporter of capitalism.
But I quoted you verbatim, “No I’m an ardent supporter of the capitalistic model”. So what is the distinction between, capitalistic model, and capitalist model then?
If you look at that quote you’ll see that I said, from the beginning, that I am a supporter of capitalism. Is it the “No” at the beginning of the sentence that is making it confusing? Because the whole thing was a response to your accusation that I do not like capitalism. So I said, “No” meaning you’re accusation was wrong. Then I went on to clarify that I indeed do like capitalism.
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