Neither republicans nor democrats can be trusted to have control of all branches of government, nor can capitalists nor socialists.

Hoover was a great believer of the capitalistic notion that the market will correct itself.

Now, that said, the American importers (and potentially Ecuadorian-based American exporters) are probably taking a large chunk of that money, as opposed to letting it flow into the Ecuadorian economy.In other words, I'm not sure how we could benefit their economy any more than we currently do without impacting the ability for Americans to be capitalistic or impacted free trade...

As my good friend Jim Simcoe says, we consider ourselves to be tree-hugging capitalists.

Rent control is anti capitalist and I hope we get some rulings one day that it is unconstitutional.

In the former GDR a self employer was an capitalist, my uncle was one of them with own company near Potsdam, he earned private 200,000 GDR Mark each year and was taxed with 85% on this income every year, left of income was 30,000 GDR Mark per year.

The true capitalists of today know how to create money from nothing.

Letting economic forces take their natural course might cause short-term pain, but is ultimately better long-term than trying to play god with a capitalistic system.

I just (as a greedy capitalist, :mrgreen:) , feel that if there is substantial profit to be earned I SHOULD EARN IT.This is why I never like to make quick decisions, I tend to get overwrought at the prospect of good profits and sometimes short myself.Anyway my friend the local agent is going by today and going to get me some comps.

Originally posted by NC Mark: One might wonder if democracy may not be the best form of government suited to capitalism.It's most definitely not...This nation was founded as a republic (which is in some ways subtly and in some ways drastically, different than a democracy), and which is better suited to support a capitalistic economy.