Tag Archives: Private Enterprise

Democracy Journal: Jim Sleeper: ‘Our Puritan Heritage’

Source:Democracy Journal I’m a Liberal Democrat and proud of that, because I believe in liberal democracy and individual rights and the freedom that comes with those things. I believe American liberal democracy and American liberalism, is the best form of … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Chris Hedges: Karl Marx Was Right

TruthDig I’m really tired of this old debate between capitalism and socialism, as if they are two competing ideologies. That they are complete opposites of each other, when they’re not. The opposite of a capitalist, would be a Marxist, or … Continue reading

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U.S News: Eric Schnurer: ‘A Modest Proposal: Stop Taxing The Rich’

“I’VE COME TO THE reluctant conclusion that there’s only one progressive solution to the problem destroying American politics and, with it, our country’s future: Give Republicans the one and only thing they care about. That’s right – let’s exempt the … Continue reading

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Sam Seder: Philip Mirowski: ‘How Neoliberalism Survived The Financial Meltdown?’

Source:Sam Seder– talking about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (I presume) “Professor Philip Mirowski author of Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown, explains the intellectual history of Neo-liberalism, what Neo-liberals believe, making capitalists … Continue reading

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The New Democrat Network: Corey Cantor: ‘Comparing The Economic Records of The Last Democratic and Republican Presidents’

“As the country gets ready to pick a new President in 2016, we felt it would be interesting to look at the recent economic performance of the Democratic and Republican parties when they controlled the White House. While there were … Continue reading

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Human Events: John Stossel: ‘The Economy Needs no Conductor’

Source:The FreeState There’s been this endless debate in America in the last few years about what creates economic and job growth. Is it the private sector or public sector. Does government actually create any jobs, well the answer to that … Continue reading

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Equitable Growth: Brad Delong- Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism

Progressive Era Equitable Growth: Blog: Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism ‘Welfare capitalism’ is just another way of saying democratic socialism. Democratic socialism is an economic system common in Europe and Canada to a … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Jay Porter: ‘A Small Business Owners Case For Raising the Minimum Wage’

Source:Slate Magazine– a pro-minimum wage rally. Source:The New Democrat “Nine or ten dollars an hour? Twelve? Or all the way to $15? For much of the country, significant minimum wage hikes are coming—at least in the areas where they haven’t … Continue reading

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The Heartland Institute: Richard Ebeling- The Free Market vs. The Interventionist State

Source:The New Democrat There is no pure free market economy in the world today.  I use the term private market instead of free market and private enterprise instead of free enterprise.  Any type of economy that’s subjected to taxes and … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Inequality in Capitalist Systems is Not Inevitable

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat I would describe capitalism, or private enterprise, meaning private businesses and wealth controlled by individuals or groups of individuals, not by the state, as the worst type of economic system in the … Continue reading

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