That is exactly the problem and why the balance of government intervention, free markets, social welfare programs, taxation structure, etc are in a continuing flux. Different governments in different places at different times have struck different balances and none of them are anywhere near perfect. Nor do I expect them to ever be.
I don't think that any economic system can ever be "just" just like no system of governance can ever ensure "freedom" for everyone. We constantly battle between dueling desires, balancing individual freedom with collective security, balancing opportunity for individual wealth creation with the need to care for our people. A purely government-driven centrally planned economy is a recipe for disaster. So is unrestrained capitalism which has no guiding force other than individual excess. But there is a great deal to appreciate about the theories of Socialism and Capitalism both. They just need to be balanced. Judah On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > define just > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Far from it Scott. Socialism is about intervention into the market >> economy by the people (working through their instrument, the >> government) in order to try and produce a more just and equitable >> economy. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311735 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
