[ajolympian2004]

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[ajolympian2004]

Whoops... the first paragraph from Mike's column:

Amidst the incessant cries from Democrats to soak the rich and preserve the death tax, I'm compelled to dust off and update a column I first penned about 15 years ago. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

[mmercier]

Like a little summary of the "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" all in one neat package.

Ayn Rand is without question the most influential author of he 20th century, read her works, including "We the living".

See is not a genius, just an objective observer of human behavior. I say "is" because she still lives, and will as long as people live.

[Kurt_Hectic]

What a good article! I agree, how can it be evil to want to improve one's situation by working hard? The deep shame about socialism is not that it's greedy in it self, that's an understandable aspect, but that the ideology doesn't recognize this as a fact. A DISHOUNEST ideology of the worst kind! The modern world has absolutely no use for theese false thoughts - socialism stands in the way of development, it always has and always will. What good did socialism do for Eastern Europe? NOTHING! All bad! How can an enlightened human beeing observe the societies in China, Cuba etc and still believe socialism is of the good? The answer: they have a big stick on their shoulders against something/someone: the USA, the wealthier (more hard-working) neighbor, their own shortcommings...That's why they choose to do the negative and join the dark side: to take things away from those who exploit the possibilities the world gives us. It's sad, but I believe as long as humans can do the wrong thing, socialism, in one form or the other, will always be around...like crime...

[Smile-n-Win]

It may be difficult to define greed, but it's easy to define covetousness. That's the greed of leftists for governmental power to confiscate the property of others.

Mr. Rosen nailed it perfectly there.

I wonder if leftists are aware that they are accusing us of the very thing they are guilty of.

[The Duke]

There's another important thought I would like to add to this magnificant article. It is that capitalism is the ONLY FORCE ON EARTH that causes individuals to strive to offer a better quality product at the lowest possible price.

Capitalism can be a harsh mistress. As a business owner myself I sometimes think how it might just be easier to go communist and spend my days in sensitivity classes. I go to bed every night thinking how to better please my customers.

[wildcatf4f3]

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