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so go ahead and leave out, oh, 90% of what constitutes how an insurance company does its business. that would be an appropriately spartan approach.]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:35:22 -0500
so go ahead and leave out, oh, 90% of what constitutes how an insurance company does its business. that would be an appropriately spartan approach.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/126974-the-escalator-of-life-is-going-down-part-2?source=feed#comment-434714 434714
your solutions are unfortunately just another manifestation of populist personal finance tips which are common sense maxims for those of us who actually aspire to live sustainable lives. they fail to address the systemic problems embedded in the capitalist system, which is what jefferson (and a number of others whom on this site would be unmentionable) truly warned against.

in the spirit of fairness, your article seems to be on the right track. you appear to recognize the conflicts of interest that more and more seem to define the infrastructure our policy makers work within (lobbyists, donations, fundraising, etc), and you rail against the tyranny of this system. yet you critique obama as a socialist, while at the same time while using distinctly socialist rhetoric throughout your article. obama is far from a socialist, in spite of whatever the fringe libertarians may espouse. that fact is that dissenters have not been able to make up their minds as to whether he is a socialist, a puppet of his capitalist masters, or just your average bumbling politician, despite the fact that these all would appear to be mutually exclusive. likewise, you appear to be posing as a socialist, an investor class free-market fetishist, and blue collar everyman all at once. i guess both you and mr. obama need to figure out which hat to wear.]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:04:06 -0400
your solutions are unfortunately just another manifestation of populist personal finance tips which are common sense maxims for those of us who actually aspire to live sustainable lives. they fail to address the systemic problems embedded in the capitalist system, which is what jefferson (and a number of others whom on this site would be unmentionable) truly warned against.

in the spirit of fairness, your article seems to be on the right track. you appear to recognize the conflicts of interest that more and more seem to define the infrastructure our policy makers work within (lobbyists, donations, fundraising, etc), and you rail against the tyranny of this system. yet you critique obama as a socialist, while at the same time while using distinctly socialist rhetoric throughout your article. obama is far from a socialist, in spite of whatever the fringe libertarians may espouse. that fact is that dissenters have not been able to make up their minds as to whether he is a socialist, a puppet of his capitalist masters, or just your average bumbling politician, despite the fact that these all would appear to be mutually exclusive. likewise, you appear to be posing as a socialist, an investor class free-market fetishist, and blue collar everyman all at once. i guess both you and mr. obama need to figure out which hat to wear.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97424-in-defense-of-capitalism?source=feed#comment-265443 265443
capitalism's moral legitimacy may stem from service, but it's economic legitimacy stems from investment and return, and the institutions responsibility to deliver those returns. this is greed, and it completely undermines the truistic service aspect the author seeks to push to the forefront.

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capitalism's moral legitimacy may stem from service, but it's economic legitimacy stems from investment and return, and the institutions responsibility to deliver those returns. this is greed, and it completely undermines the truistic service aspect the author seeks to push to the forefront.

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i wholly agree with many of geo's points as well. my fundamental macro thesis is that the machinery is much too far beyond the average consumers control to even hope for anything other than a violent correction. oil/commodity shock will come, and when it does, let's hope we have an administration that has invested in renewable resources, rather than warfare and croneyism.]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:39:34 -0400
i wholly agree with many of geo's points as well. my fundamental macro thesis is that the machinery is much too far beyond the average consumers control to even hope for anything other than a violent correction. oil/commodity shock will come, and when it does, let's hope we have an administration that has invested in renewable resources, rather than warfare and croneyism.]]>