Tag Archives: meritocracy

Arab Spring

Posted on June 5, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that his Arab Spring has taken some alarming turns. Changes in the apparent nature of the collective movements that signal a situation that will become more unstable not less unstable. This is very concerning … Continue reading →

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Graphing Government Economic Friction

Posted on May 29, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me it is a self evident fact that government could regulate poverty. In other words, government could enact regulations that are so absurd, all economic activity would come to a halt. In fact we see … Continue reading →

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Class Warfare and the Anus

Posted on May 15, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that calls for class warfare, snake oil that is still peddled even today, are like the old joke about the anus, but turned around a bit. The parts of the body get together and … Continue reading →

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The Responsibility of the Media in a Liberal Society

Posted on May 1, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that if there was a checkout person at a convenience store, who only checked out certain people, that person would loose his or her job. If there were a trash collector, who only worked … Continue reading →

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Oligarchial Capitalism

Posted on April 28, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that when government seeks to protect domestic industries with regulation, what government actually achieves, is oligarchal capitalism. Oligarchal capitalism is an example of what I call stupid capitalism, like all stupid capitalism, seeks to … Continue reading →

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Free Will

Posted on April 24, 2011 by john

Happy Easter Everyone! Dear Friends, It seems to me that it is the clear desire of God that Mankind have free will. It is obvious that free will is a quality that God has endowed upon Mankind and is supported … Continue reading →

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Democracy, Tyranny and the Market Sytem

Posted on April 21, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there are ways to make things that work well and ways to make things that work poorly. When a means is chosen that has a historical track record, of making things that work … Continue reading →

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From the Sustainability Desk…

Posted on April 18, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the tern sustainability is bandied about without a care as to whether or not it has any real applicability to the example represented. This is unsustainable and that is unsustainable, no mention why … Continue reading →

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Distributive Justice

Posted on April 10, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that any governmental budget debate can be framed as a debate between whether or not the goods of society should be rightly distributed by either merit or political favor. The definition of merit being … Continue reading →

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Capitalist Prayer

Posted on April 3, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the Capitalists Prayer sums up my thoughts about the role of the Market System in society. The Capitalist prayer is: “Lord God… I pray that somehow and in some way, I improve the … Continue reading →

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