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To: LindyBill who wrote (20845)	7/27/2012 7:31:37 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 85487

<< It is the societal structure that produces freedom by ensuring that each individual is fully (100%) in control of his own property (property being individual man's life and all non-procreative derivatives of his life). Either each individual controls his own life and all of its derivatives or he does not. If he does, capitalism is the societal structure that prevails by definition. There are no possibilities of this being compromised or misunderstood.>> That is nonsense. One can own their house or business, but they must always be regulated by society. A city has building codes one has to obey and factories cannot spew mercury into the river. Capitalism and corporations must always be strongly regulated by society, because------- corporations have no conscience and to the extent they are people, they are sociopathic people!

To: LindyBill who wrote (20845)	7/27/2012 10:20:05 PM
From: Sun Tzu	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

Thank you. I agree completely...well almost completely. The last sentence I am not so sure about. Human beings always try to perpetuate their advantages into the future at any cost. This was the whole idea behind aristocracy and various trade guilds. They were there to prevent the outsiders from creeping in and diluting the power structure. Capitalism needs checks and balances to ensure that one's fairly gained present possessions will not lead to unfair advantages into the future. later, ST