I do see a problem if peoples goal is to be rich and that is it. I'd rather be poor in paradise than rich in hell and that is the way I see things going in a pure capitalist society. Sure we all have coin on the hip but we lock up our castles, alarm our cars and worry like hell if we have enough for retirement. I know people who all they talk about is money and they are the most obnoxious people in the world, everything to them has a monetary value. The problem with absolute free enterprise is that it does not address corruption, which leads to price fixing, monoplies and other bad things which kill the idea of free enterprise. Thus there needs to be control but this control is often done by people who have no effing clue about things. And these 'self motivators' would happily stab you in the back to get what you have because they are addicted to wealth, just like a junkie is addicted. Remember a mans measure of success in life is not measured by how many people attend his funeral but by how many cry at his funeral.
Hendrik Jim Cathey wrote: > > People vary. If happiness is a goal you need a system where > people are free to pursue whatever makes them happy, governed > so that this does not come at a higher cost in others' unhappiness. > Motivated pursuers will be more productive, large groups of > highly productive producers results in lots of things for the > rest to consume. Visible success all around inspires more to > try to do the same, which when properly governed results in > additional bounty. > > So far, the US 'experiment' seems to be the best at > turning out self-motivated producers. Far from perfect, > as I'm sure is quite obvious to anyone, but the best > we've found to date. It's a system that (so far) still > encourages healthy competition, and that's the secret > to its success. (Measured in happiness and comfort.) > A myriad of other systems will also succeed, if you limit > the definition of 'success' to merely keeping the teeming > swarm alive. Not my idea of success, however. > > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
