Posted on 07/27/2006 8:01:39 AM PDT by Marius3188
America and Capitalism bump.
Bush's fault. WGIDS.
..its reported by media, it is taken as constructive criticism, without attributing motives to the media. ,
Well, he might have a grasp on some of the politics and economics, but he's got a few things to learn about our media.
Khaleej Times is the No.1 English language daily newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
He may have the mainstream media wrong--but with the dawn of the internet and talk radio, the MSM has also been exposed!
Nice to see somebody gets it. One would never see something like this in one of our pretend newspapers like the NYTimes.
It's kind of funny to hear these generalities. In fact the backbone of the economy is the corporation, and the corporation is like a smaller socialist state within the state. The corporation might be acting in a limited capitalist way externally, but internally it definitely is not. When the CEO pulls several $million in this and that compensation, how the capitalists shriek. When Exxon makes $10 billion in a quarter how the capitalists shriek. There might be capitalism, but there is a lot more socialism inside it and around it.
It is our system of government and the encouragement of captialism that makes the economy work.
Having a non-socialist government reduces taxes (There are some who will argue we are becoming socialist...for the purposes of argument I make the point)
Lower taxes means more capitalistic activity
More Capitalistic activity means more jobs
More jobs means more tax income for the government
How easy is this to understand? Liberals just don't get it, though.
RightWhale, I am not sure what you mean.
Do you mean that within a corporation, it is more socialist than capitalist? If so, I might agree, and I do not see anything wrong with that. One could effectively argue that a corporation that is capitalist to the core (down to the employees within the company being encouraged to make as much money as they can within their department, and being allowed to keep more of it) would be a real kick-ass company.
The problem (as I see it) is that model it is neither efficient, predictable or scalable downwards to that level.
I may be a real go-getter with lots of ideas and an eye towards making as much money as I can, but most people are not that way. Effective capitalists must be driven and creative (not to mention a little cut-throat) and I don't think most people work that well in that mode.
The fact that the inside of a corporation is highly structured, segmented and planned works on a small scale.
It is also why companies get more inefficient, in general, as they get bigger.
It is also why people who advocate socialism tout books like "Walden II", which is fun fantasy (if that is what turns you on..:) but they fail to realize it is a little tiny community whose achievements would not translate to a large organization.
Of course, there are some that would argue that companies operate like tyrannical dictatorships internally, and I might also agree with that on certain points.
Yes, they are, below the executive staff. This condition is no more than mandated by the state. Outside, in the world, the state provides a functional capitalist environment within the geographical territory and increasingly internationally with GATT, NAFTA, etc., with rights of persons, property rights of the corporation, but internally both the unions and the Human Resource Dept implement highly controlled and uniform personnel practices and control departmental decisions in a highly socialist manner. This is they way the FedGov has retained control over an entity (the country) that has grown vastly beyond any entity ever envisioned or that has ever existed on earth. They say America has moved toward socialism considerably, but the question is how and where, since we see mainly libertarianism and anarchy outside the government institutions. Corporations are the biggest government institution, and there plus other government agencies is where socialism is implemented.
and despite the best efforts of local leftists and global shakedown artists...
Hold on to your wallets, sports fans. They've just repainted the bullseye on us.
The mere fact that it's counterfitted will tell you about the dollar's power.
Capitlism.
Say it loudly and Proudly.
Capitalism.
Not Socialism.
Not Communism.
CAPITALISM!
It is true that the condition IS mandated by the state.
On the other hand, successful corporations have found that treating your employees well is a net plus for the company.
I work in healthcare, and in a free market (for qualified heathcare providers such as techs, nurses, etc) is so tight that it is a "buyers market"...They have to treat people better both in benefits and pay, or you go under. There is a valid reason union memberships have been dropping.
Of course, if the pure capitalists were allowed to collaborate on these things, that would probably change!
With the price of oil lately, the world needs a LOT of dollars.
So borrow and spend as much as you can on real estate, because the govt inflates away your debt, and even subsidizes it via the mortgage interest deduction.
BUMP
The transition from the old employer/employee system of capitalism is giving way to the new mandated socialism. Still have some of the old personal things in the system. Remember what they did to Henry Ford when he raised the wages so the employees could afford a Ford?
I dunno, never been a fan of the Fed. Who controls the money, controls US.
Um...why did the feds stop publishing the M3 numbers?
Thats something you will have to talk to Ben about. Do you think that the Fed is running a Ponzi scheme?
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