Here is more proof that capitalism is dead. In a free capitalistic society, if something has an "aftermarket value," the price is raised accordingly to the profit of the person in control of the value.
In this case, Governor Blagovich had control over the position of a prominent Senate seat. In the view of a capitalist, his only failure was to not fully disclose that his decision for selecting a candidate brought extra added value to the deal. Had he explained this publically it would have been fine to people who still believe in unrestricted capitalism, meaning Eliot Spitzer, the mafia, and that senator back west that killed his young lover/secretary and dumped her in a park. What most Americans don't understand is that for the past 100 years, our strong economy was boosted up by these under the table deals. Without them, we can't pull out of the recession. That doesn't mean I support them, by any means. I do believe there are necessary evils in our society. Like the vigalante cop, and abortion, and prostitution. I am almost certain that if America adopts a very restrictive form of capitalism, that or economy will be very weak. Look how great Enron was doing just before it collapsed. Just think of the money we would have saved had the government never spent a penny investigating them. Now reporters will ask questions. For example, did Obama pay any crooks as he climbed the ladder? What about politicians in other places? Or did someone rat on Blagovich to get even with him, for something else? Was that Obama? When is the Hollywood version of the story going to be released? If lawyers are known to be crooks, why do we elect them to public office and trust them with our tax-dollars? David --------------------------------------------------------------------- Give this to a friend: [email protected] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
