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To: ninenot
The larger question is whether Capitalism is ideal, and the answer is no.

What would you suggest then? The mercantilist mess that has been rampant in this nation of states for the last 100 years at least? Where those that cannot produce as efficiently as their competitors go to the government falsely claiming monopolistic actions? Capitalism hasn't existed in this nation of states for many years.

77 posted on 10/11/2004 8:11:48 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears

The suggestion is Distributism, first thunk-up by GK Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc.

It's a small-business/agriculture oriented system which utilizes some aspects of the Guild system. Unlike the current situation, it's centered on people, rather than money.

The difficulty will be in persuading most Americans that being filthy-rich is NOT an ideal; rather, that being comfortable is sufficient.

I'm not telling you that the system will work easily; I'm just telling you the answer to your question.


79 posted on 10/12/2004 8:56:55 AM PDT by ninenot (Minister of Membership, TomasTorquemadaGentlemen'sClub)
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