Saturday, February 18, 2012

Capitalists Who Make vs. Capitalists Who Take

I found a wonderful analysis of good and bad capitalism, "Capitalists Who Make vs. Capitalists Who Take".

I haven't finished reading it yet, but I posted the comment below to it.  I think the title is very descriptive of the definition trap we've fallen into.

Aren't we way past the time of evaluating Gross Domestic Product where speculation in tulip bulbs is considered part of the GDP?  Maybe we should keep track of Net Domestic Product, or maybe even Minimum Domestic Product.  The latter would be to evaluate the wealth of the bottom 10 percent.

If we were truly a Christian nation, we would take to heart "whatever you did not do for one of the least among you, you did not do for me." - Matthew 25:45.