tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post7712593529042339604..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: On Capitalism and a Proper Morality...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-28413696489424362622012-05-17T23:47:10.196-04:002012-05-17T23:47:10.196-04:00Not only did he get it before me, he also got it b...Not only did he get it before me, he also got it before Greenspan, Paulsen, Bernanke, and Geithner (the 4 Muskestooges). Yep, he would be a very good choice.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-28736260546952371952012-05-17T18:38:56.685-04:002012-05-17T18:38:56.685-04:00Agreed. Ron Paul ought to be the next Chairman of ...Agreed. Ron Paul ought to be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve. At least he "gets it." Perhaps change might actually happen under a Paul stewardship.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-90398466706027550132012-05-17T18:22:15.847-04:002012-05-17T18:22:15.847-04:00One area in which we all might agree is reducing t...One area in which we all might agree is reducing the power of the FED (they're the ones who did more to cause the housing bubble than anyone else by so radically distorting the market and creating a bailout culture) and getting rid of all of this cronyism; that incestuous relationship between big business, big government, and big labor.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-37973133380726805682012-05-17T13:24:24.242-04:002012-05-17T13:24:24.242-04:00I suppose first one has to grasp the concepts befo...I suppose first one has to grasp the concepts before one can understand the relevancy to today. We have had this discussion before and we'll have to just agree to disagree. <br /><br />Agreed?Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-80429144644502420492012-05-17T12:46:04.477-04:002012-05-17T12:46:04.477-04:00Since what we have is not capitalism, please expla...Since what we have is not capitalism, please explain what relevance Rands comments have in today's mess.<br />What does Rand say should happen to those individuals, that cannot (through no fault of their own) produce an ability to sustain themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-33056161698453376182012-05-17T08:09:42.407-04:002012-05-17T08:09:42.407-04:00For those who denounce capitalism, I ask them to e...For those who denounce capitalism, I ask them to examine history. It comes as naturally to man as eating and breathing. We run our families, tribes and clans as collectives, but try to extrapolate it out much further and the enterprise will collapse.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.com