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Re: Scarcity - and how capitalism solves it         

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Daniel T.
Date: Sep 6, 2008 04:37

Fred Weiss papertig.com> wrote:
> "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Capitalism is a word. It never invented anything, nothing, and it never
>> produced anything.
>>
>> A man invented the TV. Groups of men created the TV networks. Workers, real
>> men, laid the cable networks.
>>
>> In all cases, individuals, sometimes in teams together, are who created and
>> invented these things.
>>
>> Capitalism has done nothing of value here, except...
>
> ...make it possible by providing the freedom and incentives to invent
> those things.

Really? The standard line is that people only invent those things
because of a protectionist government that enforces copyright and patent
laws.
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