[Dragaera] Not tried capitalism

[Konrad Gaertner]

Howard Brazee wrote:
> 
> I see arguments saying "we haven't truly tried communism", but much
> fewer arguments that "we haven't truly tried capitalism".
> 
> Croneyism is not capitalism.    The U.S. medical establishment is
> nowhere near capitalism, when the consumer doesn't know the prices
> up front, and his insurance company argues prices down much lower
> than he could.    Stockholders have virtually no say.

Are informed consumers actually a part of capitalism?  I know 
capitalists claim so, but at the same time they're doing everythig 
they can to manipulate and mislead us.  But I'm happy to be called a 
socialist.

Is Alexx Key still reading this list?  Yesterday he blogged about why 
offering people more choices isn't necessarily a good thing.

> So, those putting on the labels
> (Obama is socialist!?!?!?!?!) are using religious labels that have
> nothing to do with their religion (Jesus Christ was a
> conservative!?!?!?!).

The stupidest thing I've ever read was a letter to the local newspaper
from someone claiming they didn't support universal health care 
because they were a Christian.  Their "reasoning" was that Jesus was 
all about protecting private property and taxes are exactly like 
theft.  I sincerely hope the writer was trolling.


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