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The End of Capitalism

This is final proof that capitalism does not work very well. The Chinese have already figured this out - that's why they are trying to implement a "Controlled Market Economy". The Chinese know that our capitalistic society has only worked because of the vast resources we inherited. This is coming to an end.

Capitalism is a roller coaster created by human greed. The rich and powerful feed on the weak, constantly testing the system and its rules. If capitalism really works, why do we have anti-trust, import restrictions, and consumer protection laws? If a company defrauds or kills people with its products, why not let capitalism naturally bring that company to its knees? Wouldn't monopolies eventually bring on the wrath of the consumer, thereby providing irresistible impetus for new competitors?

As for the impending lower standard of living, what does this mean? People won't have a television in each room? They might not have the latest game console? They won't have a four-wheeler for every member in the family, a huge trailer to haul them in, and a big diesel truck to whisk it all down the highway to another vacation funded by credit cards?

The people created a system doomed for failure, and that system in turn created a society doomed for failure. It has always been improper to attack capitalism, even unpatriotic, but what do you call the latest affront to the system by the government? Nationalism of a huge portion of the financial sector is a blatant move towards socialism.

It's time to quit pretending and wake up to reality. It's time for change, but the current political system will ensure that does not happen until the entire facade collapses. You have to look no further than the Japan debacle to see where it is headed, but we will blindly charge ahead until there is no solid ground upon which to walk.

Sarah Palin Shuts Diggers Up

Before Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, the two front pages on Digg held at least 6 negative stories regarding Palin.  Interestingly enough, about half of them bore the "possibly inaccurate" tag.

The morning after the speech, there was not a single Palin article on Digg's front page.

Talk about a major case of "STFU"!