Thursday, June 28, 2012

Capitalism and economic nationalism


The free enterprise system is a great creation, it has lifted humanity out of poverty, but it needs to be improved upon in its exploitative nature. Ayn Rand's idea of evil-altruism is not the enemy, as sociobiology has brilliantly shown, altruism is the glue of successful survival for the group, altruism is the creator of ethics for the group, upon whom the individual certainly depends.

Taking the exploitative global hugeness out of business, and returning to economic nationalism, can improve conditions between owners and workers. Affirming small states and regions, and local business, will bring life back to the communities. Then the whole nation can be protected with a light federalism, as the Founding Fathers wanted.

Who or what gave us the dangerous idea that greed alone is good? Greed has all but destroyed our economic system, and our cultural life. It might sound overly romantic, but owners can care for the welfare of their workers, like caring patriarchs, with the workers treated as creative artisans rather than factory robots or cubicle drones.  

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