Hi Ode, On Sun, 19 Nov 2000 09:34:50 -0500, Ode Coyote <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't know what Ann Rands definition of "enlightened selfishness" is. > That which benefits all, benefits me as well..is my definition. That's sorta backwards. :) What benefits you, benefits others. What I call "good greed" is what capitalism is all about. People who work honestly to benefit only themselves, must also benefit everyone they deal with, both directly and indirectly. Another way of saying that is: If what you produce is useful to other people, you benefit from the production and other benefit from your producing it (because they want/need what you produce and are voluntarily giving you part of what they produce for the product). > I make CS generators. If you make CS generators to sell, then you are greedy (that is, you want money or something for your efforts). That your CS generators help others is incidental to your greed, but not incidental to those who want a CS generator. IOW, your greed benefits others. This is true of all greed -- assuming a voluntary exchange of products or money. Let's say the demand for your CS generators exceeds what you can produce. Then you have to hire others to help produce the CS generators -- again benefitting others. The "capital" you invest in parts and supplies to make the CS generators makes you a capitalist (someone who uses capital to produce income). The key to "good greed" is *voluntary* exchange of products and money, in a marketplace unfettered by external (government) controls. -- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moyn (CDP, KB0ZDF) -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
