>> Sir Ike wrote: >> So you're saying it's impossible to become wealthy >> without being a greedy, insensitive capitalist who >> daily walks all over the backs of hard-working >> lower-class people?
> In many ways, yes. Capitalism is about competition > and so every winner is stepping on someone. The > more wealth you accumulate the more people you are > (possibly unknowingly) stepping on. > For example, let's say you start a new business that > takes business from a competitor. You're stepping > on them. And I suppose there's a horde of documentary film-makers who now can't feed their kids because of Moore? Or that it's also not possible to be a sensitive or conscientious capitalist? I'll admit that being conscientious tends to make amassing wealth as a capitalist difficult because it restricts you to reasonably ethical decisions, like choosing not to employ child labor when possible, though I don't think that makes it impossible. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173845 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
