What do we do? :-)
At 16:26 12/11/2008, you wrote:
Some capitalists screw everybody 6 days a week & give some away on
Sunday, sometimes
for PR and sometimes to make themselves feel good & moral.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 07:20:51AM -0600, Bill Lear wrote:
>
> It wasn't investment for profit, but it certainly was taking a huge
> risk with a ton of money for a far-off goal that, in this case, would
> not greatly benefit themselves personally, but would benefit science
> generally. Michael's point was that capitalists are often very
> reluctant to do these things within the marketplace. My point is that
> they sometimes do it in spectacular fashion outside of it.
>
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
michaelperelman.wordpress.com
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