Entomology 101, The Corruption of Capitalism in America

Posted by straightlinelogic 10 years, 7 months ago to Economics
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This is an excerpt. The full article can be accessed on the above link.

The reckoning has already arrived. Stockman makes a well supported case that the US economy has deteriorated since the 1971 closure of the gold window, the deterioration accelerating after the new century’s financial crises. The scant economic fruits have gone disproportionately to the wealthy. Another crisis, the most severe yet, is inevitable. Stockman offers remedies, but given the nonstop political turmoil and gridlock he foresees, it’s a wish list. Although his work is not political philosophy, wherein actual solutions are found, it is nevertheless valuable. He has turned over a rock and shone his light on the saprophytic Washington-Wall Street ecosystem of creepy-crawlers sucking the life out of our decaying country.


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  • Posted by $ blarman 10 years, 7 months ago
    Only one comment I would make: Before getting too up-in-arms about Mitt Romney, I would look at the records of the companies Bain Capital under his helm took over and overhauled. The staggering majority went on to hire and employ more people than the original companies employed. The portrayal of Romney as a "vulture capitalist" is left-wing spin and is far from the truth.

    That being said, The vast majority of venture capital firms ARE vultures - out to make a quick buck.
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  • Posted by Temlakos 10 years, 7 months ago
    Rand herself said the kind of judges who properly applied the law went away when the government took the gold coins out of people's hands.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 7 months ago
    Evidently when any kind of punctuation or symbols are used in the title, the link yields an error message. For those interested in reading the whole article, click the link at the SOURCE URL below the post.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 7 months ago
    Yes. I agree that unsustainable borrowing supports a warfare/welfare state that we find politically difficult to dimsantle.

    I say we should dismantle it now but will wait for a mini-crisis to take action. You say we'll wait for a mega-crisis.

    Either way, more people should read this to increase the chance we'll act sooner rather than later.
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