Friday Fun Video: How Things Work in a Free Market Economy
April 25, 2008 by Miranda Marquit
Filed under Finance
SO, I couldn’t resist using this 1939 video on the free market economy. Great stuff. Do you want a widget? Just go buy one!
Is this better or worse than our current system of socialized capitalism?
Happy Friday!
We’ve Got Socialized Capitalism, Why Not Socialized Health Care?
April 1, 2008 by Miranda Marquit
Filed under Finance
One of the pet peeves I have about the debate over universal health care is this argument: “If we socialize health care, where will it end?” As if health care would be the first socialized institution in our country.
Our education system, police force, and even our mail system is socialized. When you look around and see all the social-type program we have, it seems rather amazing that only when health care comes up do people start to worry about socialism.
And, of course, one can’t forget socialized capitalism.
Er, isn’t “socialized capitalism” an oxymoron? In theory, I suppose so. In practice, though, …read more




