|
|
Post by Roger (over and out) on May 28, 2014 2:15:32 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by rmarks1 on May 28, 2014 6:38:45 GMT -5
Carney is an idiot. The bankers took greater risks because they expected to be bailed out by the government. Wouldn't you take more risks if someone said they would cover your losses? Get rid of that government interference and there will be a sudden rise in caution.
Bob
|
|
|
|
Post by Roger (over and out) on May 28, 2014 14:38:30 GMT -5
I knew you'd like that article, Bob. I threw it to you as a tidbit, to help you get through the day : )
|
|
|
|
Post by rmarks1 on May 28, 2014 15:02:05 GMT -5
I knew you'd like that article, Bob. I threw it to you as a tidbit, to help you get through the day : ) Thank you Zak! Yes, it did make my day.  Bob |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 21:53:06 GMT -5
I agree. I'm baffled how this man failed to notice that ethics were never a driving factor of capitalist behavior to begin with. |
|
|
|
Post by apple on May 30, 2014 11:17:03 GMT -5
I think a society lacking in a social conscience is doomed.
|
|
|
|
Post by rmarks1 on May 30, 2014 12:04:55 GMT -5
I agree. I'm baffled how this man failed to notice that ethics were never a driving factor of capitalist behavior to begin with. Really? When you buy something in a store, do you have your lawyer check the transaction first to make sure you aren't being cheated? How many time have you been cheated in a commercial transaction? Compare that with the number of times you weren't cheated. What's the ratio? In fact, the vast number of commercial transactions are successful trades based on trust. Value is traded for value and that's ethical. Bob |
|
|
|
Post by rmarks1 on May 30, 2014 12:09:15 GMT -5
I think a society lacking in a social conscience is doomed. I agree. A society that has private, voluntary charities in place reenforces social conscience because people people are personally involved in giving. A society where the government operates welfare destroys this because bureaucrats make all the decisions. People are separated from the act of giving. Bob |
|
|
|
Post by apple on May 30, 2014 12:13:02 GMT -5
I think a society lacking in a social conscience is doomed. I agree. A society that has private, voluntary charities in place reenforces social conscience because people people are personally involved in giving. A society where the government operates welfare destroys this because bureaucrats make all the decisions. People are separated from the act of giving. Bob Very true Bob. It is a strange fact that people don't recognize that they "are" the government. |
|
|
|
Post by rmarks1 on May 30, 2014 13:12:20 GMT -5
I agree. A society that has private, voluntary charities in place reenforces social conscience because people people are personally involved in giving. A society where the government operates welfare destroys this because bureaucrats make all the decisions. People are separated from the act of giving. Bob Very true Bob. It is a strange fact that people don't recognize that they "are" the government. People are the government only in the technical sense that we have choices when we vote. But who chooses the people who run for office? Bob |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 30, 2014 20:42:25 GMT -5
I agree. I'm baffled how this man failed to notice that ethics were never a driving factor of capitalist behavior to begin with. Really? When you buy something in a store, do you have your lawyer check the transaction first to make sure you aren't being cheated? How many time have you been cheated in a commercial transaction? Compare that with the number of times you weren't cheated. What's the ratio? In fact, the vast number of commercial transactions are successful trades based on trust. Value is traded for value and that's ethical. Bob Are you going to claim now that "the vast number of commercial transactions" are driven primarily by ethics rather than want or need? If not, how is any of this relevant to what I said? |
|
|
|
Post by rmarks1 on May 30, 2014 21:44:00 GMT -5
Really? When you buy something in a store, do you have your lawyer check the transaction first to make sure you aren't being cheated? How many time have you been cheated in a commercial transaction? Compare that with the number of times you weren't cheated. What's the ratio? In fact, the vast number of commercial transactions are successful trades based on trust. Value is traded for value and that's ethical. Bob Are you going to claim now that "the vast number of commercial transactions" are driven primarily by ethics rather than want or need? If not, how is any of this relevant to what I said? Of course the vast numbers of commercial transactions are driven by want and need. So are the vast numbers of robberies. The difference is that the commercial transactions are voluntary and ethical and robberies are not. Bob |
|
