> "One of the great ironies of modern capitalism is that most > people instinctively believe that monopolies are bad for > society and are therefore best eliminated. But without them, > where would we get the surplus wealth that funds the great > private libraries, museums, foundations, parks, and cultural > and scientific institutions that take us beyond our workaday lives?" > > Total, unmitigated, unadulterated bullshit... > > ============================================================== > ========== > ===================== > > I was thinking that myself but I didn't want to broach the > topic. I am not against creating surplus wealth (if you are, > please send me whatever you don't need), but there should not > be a need to resort to immoral or illegal methods to obtain > it. Unfortunately, if only one person works that way > (underhandedly), then others must respond in kind to > defend/protect themselves. This process continues and > eventually will produce society as we know it today. > > I'm sure Bill has a few words to say about this <g>
If you mean Big Bill, we may have to wait a bit <s>. I think you're right, about the underhanded stuff, and Big Bill was right in there with the best (worst) of them. Despite it all, I insist on applauding him today for the mission he's on. If it's redemption he seeks, may he find it. As for the capitalist system, it needs an overhaul. Too few today are holding too much wealth, and it's not necessarily - or usually - because they earned or deserved it, but because there are holes in the system and the monstrous gov't at the center, that we've TRUSTED to oversee the checks and balances that are needed to navigate such a system, is corrupted beyond recognition. I believe in the basic tenet of capitalism, that if you're smart and work really hard, you'll earn more than someone who is dumb or lazy. That's a sound foundation principle, as opposed to taking from you what you're capable of producing and giving you what you need, the basic tenet of communism, which is unsound. But the picture is not complete without providence for the dumb and lazy, because we simply can't let them starve to death or live on the streets. That is, we are our brother's keeper. None of this is hard because we're standing on the shoulders of all humanity before us. The giant machines that have multiplied productivity so many thousands of times over are the legacy of all mankind, so some part of it belongs to everyone today. I could go on and on ... <g> Bill > HALinNY > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
