[chris] > the Guys that had been sitting in cafes in Paris discussing how they could > create the perfect society of only they got the chance - they got the > chance and they tried their ideas... > I was referring to Washington and Jefferson.
As you guessed from my guillotine comment, I originally thought you were referring to Robespierre. The Americans in Paris were Ben Franklin (not Washington) & Jefferson. Washington, a great general & political leader, was not known as a thinker or writer. He was not involved in the creation of the Declaration of Independence or U. S. Constitution. [chris] > Mr Smith's economic ideas are praised by so-called liberals all over > the world as the perfect ideas for a free market. [chris] > I really don't think that you will find many that would say that the > model proposed by Smith is a very good idea These 2 statements together imply that there are not many so-called liberals in the world. This seems dubious. There are many people who support free markets. [Craig, previously] > The free market allocates profits in proportion that they are earned. > The humanitarian use of those profits is not part of the free market. > That is up to the profiteer. Through their economic activity in a free market, some people make a profit, some people break even & some lose. Those who lose are in need of charity. Charity is not dispensed by the free market itself, but must come from those who have made a profit. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence & The Wealth of Nations were written. Coincidence? Craig Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
