[Girlene]

I’m dealing with my nephew who now says that education and health care are essential to the advancement of human society. Therefore, since these two things are essential they cannot come with a price tag or be a victim of underfunding, social class or profit gains. He says that it has to be profit neutral that functions without the pursuit of business.

Okay, isn't food essential to the advancement of human society? Without it, we would die. So how about all food be non-profit. What kind of food do we deserve? Maybe organically grown? Same thing with transportation. How can you get to work without proper transportation? So, we should all have our transportation be non-profit based. What kind of car should we all have? How about housing? We all need shelter. Should we all live in apartments?

What's your nephew plan on doing for a living when he grows up? Should he work for no profit? What if his coworker doesn't work as hard as he does.....isn't as dedicated? Does his coworker deserve the same level of food, transportation, education, housing, health care etc. as he does? Why bother working if we are guaranteed certain basics in life without getting something (profit) for our efforts?

You are correct. He needs to read Atlas Shrugged.

[murrie]

Ha! He said he doesn’t get into novels. He stated that he doesn’t believe that humans cannot set up some sort of “system” (I’m assuming he means profit neutral)without the agenda of industry although he said he believes and understands “the virue of selfishness” ( ?? ).He stated that “we can create essential systems for the pusuit of greater good and advancement-still capitalistic, still selfish, just not attached to commerce”. Huh? You can’t have it both ways. This is nonsense. It won’t work.