Actually, not really. It's one of those things undreamt of in your philosophy. I want to be comfortable but don't really care about being rich. Just because it can explain most behavior does not mean that it always does so accurately.
One flaw in your reasoning - it does not take into account improvements that do not generate income, that people make anyway. Nor does it take into account situations where someone else pays the price for the enrichment of another party, pollution being an example of this. As for the don't tell me what I think comment, Gruss, you are doing it to Gel, and to me, as well. Dana On 1/9/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > Larry what we have here is the utilitarian philosophy run amok. It is > > a reasonably valid if somewhat depressing system of thought. > > I'm not sure what you mean here, but speaking of charity that's how I > like to think of spending. > > Like anything, greed run amok is a bad thing. When people steal or > kill for stuff, that's not good. But when people endeavor to excel > (because of their greed) they create wealth: > > * A more effective system of teaching. > * A new procedure for heart surgery. > * A way to grow more nutritious vegetables. > > Capitalism, when used within an egalitarian legal system, turns greed > into public works. It allows us to pursue our passions and turns our > efforts into the input for others passions. > > So let's be honest: you want that new PS3, to take that new polisci > class, or maybe just a beer. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191414 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
