However considering George Soros, its possible to do well by doing good. larry
On 9/12/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173848 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
