Comments on: America Faces a New Culture War http://budor.com/budsblog/2010/05/america-faces-a-new-culture-war/ One Man's Opinion Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:33:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Carisse Gafni http://budor.com/budsblog/2010/05/america-faces-a-new-culture-war/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Carisse Gafni Sun, 30 May 2010 17:40:30 +0000 http://69.93.13.34/~budor/budsblog/?p=451#comment-366 Bud Let me state again that I resent being asked to read this "important" article through Reno Bridge communication. In addition I am tired of the attempt to polarize the economic future of our country into "european socialism" vs "american capitalism". Although the liberal leaning bridge players you refer to spoke of "excessive capitalism" - the reality is that the ONLY purpose of business is to make money for the business owners. Since we have effectively done away with labor as a counter balance, government is the only entity able to temper the purpose of business with the good of the "people, country, community, whatever". (that & perhaps class action lawsuits) It would seem that the recent economic crisis would have shown us the logical end result of unfettered capitalism. Let's have "smaller government" - with out the food and drug administration do you think we would have drugs on the market before they are safe? I am always confused by what conservatives mean by smaller government - other than "leave me alone". We no longer have small communities with bakers, butchers, doctors and tailors where they could take turns being mayor and everyone monitored one another. We don't have to crush the entrepreneurial spirit to ensure that company practices are tempered by the public good - and we can have decent wages, benefits, paid public holidays and vacations for even the working poor without breaking the bank of the large international corporations who employ them. (BP is, you realize, BRITISH Petroleum - not an American company - and certainly historically a pretty good money maker - so "european socialism" doesn't seem to be an impediment to developing huge multi-national countries. And if you think Britain is not "really" part of the continent - look to Shell Oil" Have a good day Bud. Carisse Bud
Let me state again that I resent being asked to read this “important” article through Reno Bridge communication. In addition I am tired of the attempt to polarize the economic future of our country into “european socialism” vs “american capitalism”.
Although the liberal leaning bridge players you refer to spoke of “excessive capitalism” – the reality is that the ONLY purpose of business is to make money for the business owners. Since we have effectively done away with labor as a counter balance, government is the only entity able to temper the purpose of business with the good of the “people, country, community, whatever”. (that & perhaps class action lawsuits) It would seem that the recent economic crisis would have shown us the logical end result of unfettered capitalism. Let’s have “smaller government” – with out the food and drug administration do you think we would have drugs on the market before they are safe? I am always confused by what conservatives mean by smaller government – other than “leave me alone”. We no longer have small communities with bakers, butchers, doctors and tailors where they could take turns being mayor and everyone monitored one another. We don’t have to crush the entrepreneurial spirit to ensure that company practices are tempered by the public good – and we can have decent wages, benefits, paid public holidays and vacations for even the working poor without breaking the bank of the large international corporations who employ them. (BP is, you realize, BRITISH Petroleum – not an American company – and certainly historically a pretty good money maker – so “european socialism” doesn’t seem to be an impediment to developing huge multi-national countries. And if you think Britain is not “really” part of the continent – look to Shell Oil”
Have a good day Bud.

Carisse

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