Altruism, the moral code that places need as the standard for entitlement, has a devastating effect on the very people it is intended to help. As a believer in free will, I can see that need has a self-fulfilling characteristic. If a person wants to, by their own actions they can place themselves in a […]
Monthly Archives: February 2009
The Rational Capitalist: Houses Are Not Investments If, as you imply, houses are not investments then my definition of investment differs from your. I can see the consumable rule applying to a hamburger but not to a ‘good’ that retains value in the market place. The house, while possibly of eroding value, retains value to […]
Our ‘division of labour ‘ society has delinked a greet number of people from reality. From the tenured university professor who can say any outrageous thing to students , the assembly line worker pushing the green button for go and the red for stop to the clerk in the office doing bulk data entry, most […]
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