The famous leftist magazine, Newsweek, leads off their Tech/Business section with a statement “We are All Socialists Now“… This “new new deal” with O’bama is severely shaking my faith in our core motivations in what makes our country great.
I believe very strongly in the core principles of liberty and capitalism. I used to spend hours with my buddy, Dave Wittman (blessed memory), talking about politics and his “uncle Milty”. Here is a brief video of Phil Donahue interviewing Milton Friedman about his views on greed. While Milty is no Gordon Gecko, he offers sage observations about humanity and what is means for an economy:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A[/youtube]
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