Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by rainbow » Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:09 pm

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Told ya. Marxism's economic perspective and assumptions are fundamentally classical. Putting a different hat on the goat doesn't change the fact that it's still a goat... in a hat.
That is true. The problem is that Capitalism as it was in Marx's day is not the goat it is today.

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Post by Sean Hayden » Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:05 am

Imagine that. I guess it's only coincidental that you'd already be the perfect citizen in the ideal world you're selling.

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Post by macdoc » Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:41 am

Are you a rider? :thinks:
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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by rainbow » Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:19 am

macdoc wrote:
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Are you a rider? :thinks:
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by Scot Dutchy » Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:47 am

Mind ye backs...
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Post by Sean Hayden » Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:11 pm

Just starting Mac, and looking for something to replace the car for work.
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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by JimC » Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:29 pm

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Just starting Mac, and looking for something to replace the car for work.
An electric scooter?
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Post by macdoc » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:18 am

The eScoots and eBikes are pretty good. How far is commute.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:30 am

Might be worth starting a fresh thread? Certainly something I'd like to find out more about (as neither a cyclist or a carist).
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Post by Scot Dutchy » Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:02 pm

It is autumn and the paer wee things on their motor bikes will be disappearing again into their hiding places. There were plenty of fines passed out for noise offensives. They had crushers out in some places. It helped considerably. We had a "motor bike" club not so far away. A pain...
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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by Sean Hayden » Sat Oct 01, 2022 3:25 pm

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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

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:prof: Lenin himself had servants. :prof:
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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by rainbow » Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:38 am

...as did Marx.

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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by Sean Hayden » Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:46 pm

Does capitalism limit the language of morality to success and failure? How many times have you seen “rip-offs” justified because they work? Most recently I saw a teacher/author call someone a fool for selling his book for a lot more than he himself does. Many people wouldn’t or couldn’t see past the money making potential, and it was only that potential to earn or lose that could make the act “foolish”. “A fool? He looks to be successful.” I don’t get the impression that such people are denying moral considerations. They just don’t see them.
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Re: Capitalism, The Best Solution to Poverty

Post by Brian Peacock » Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:54 pm

I guess it depends on first identifying the personal and social values/norms at play, and then examining moral questions within that context(?)
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