What’s Your Alternative?
The last few weeks have been quite interesting at this blog. The discussion prompted by a question from Ira Katz led to a series of several posts on the topic of sustainability of free market capitalism. These posts can be found here:
A further post on the topic of Christian morality continued these thoughts and this conversation.
In this post, I would like to focus on some of the criticism to my thoughts and the discussion. A sampling, summarized, paraphrased, and without attribution:
– Private property can survive if held as the highest value, regardless of any other underlying cultural conditions
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The Katz Challenge: The BIG PICTURE
The headline question from the challenge including the
bolding is as follows:
Is it inherent in the nature of free market capitalism for the most wealthy individuals and/or corporations to capture government power?
–Mr. Katz
also caught my attention – – –
I believe hierarchy is a natural and necessary development of a functioning economy and society. But it seems to me most people believe in “equality” and that the dangers I have described are the results of capitalism itself.
–Mr. Katz
it seems to me most people believe in ‘equality’ ” phrase, I
almost completely disagree, and suggest that that notion is not only incorrect but dangerous to liberty.