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To: Mind-numbed Robot
The free market embraces and supports human nature. It will transform the selfish desires of each individual into a good for the whole. (Credit R. Buckminster Fuller with that.) Other systems, or modifications to the free enterprise system, thwart human nature and as a result will eventually fail.

What do you mean by "modifications to the free enterprise system?"

Let me give you a childish example of what might confound my wish to comment.

In the good old days of childhood, my friends and I would shut down the bossy guy in the crowd with something like, "You can't tell me what to do.  I have rights."  The other guy would back off, we'd trade insults, or we'd have a dandy little fist fight and wrestling match to see who really had rights.   Funny thing is when we went home and were sent off to do our chores, nobody stood their ground and asserted their rights to do differently.

The free market is kinda like that, isn't it?  It is only free within certain not always specified rules enforced by not always friendly authority.  That's why I asked about modifications.

Enjoyed the comments.  I do worship in the same religion, but may practice it in a different denomination.

26 posted on 01/28/2006 11:33:52 PM PST by Racehorse (Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.)
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To: Racehorse

I agree with you. I will modify my commmnets to include enough regulation to keep the big ones from eating up the little ones since true human nature at its rawest is survival of the fittest.

Perhaps what I mean could be better said as we all seek our own best interest within our value system.

Bottom line, left alone the market is self correcting and reflective of each individuals personal decisions. The secret is having just the right amount of "modification" to protect the individual without unduly restricting his choices.

Having said that, I am not sure I said anything. :-)


27 posted on 01/28/2006 11:51:47 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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