http://scubamike.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://scubamike.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/a-liberals-confusion/#comment-23 scubamike Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:41:23 +0000 http://scubamike.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/a-liberals-confusion/#comment-23 Whether or not you believe money motivates "immoral behavior" is irrelevant. Enforcing common law is one very legitimate function of government. "Immoral behavior", i.e. theft or breaking contracts, invites legal consequences in America. The world "becoming a dollar sign" means nothing. There is a lot cool stuff out there. We all show up to work or own businesses to make money and get stuff. So what? Nothing about capitalism, keeping what you earn or getting wealthy, means people are dispensable, quite the contrary in fact. Mass production doesn't occur without happy people being compensated adequately and remaining in your employ rather than searching for greener pastures. "Utter destruction" being the end result of working hard and keeping what you earn doesn't seem to take reality into account in light of the "American Experiment". Whether or not you believe money motivates “immoral behavior” is irrelevant. Enforcing common law is one very legitimate function of government. “Immoral behavior”, i.e. theft or breaking contracts, invites legal consequences in America. The world “becoming a dollar sign” means nothing. There is a lot cool stuff out there. We all show up to work or own businesses to make money and get stuff. So what? Nothing about capitalism, keeping what you earn or getting wealthy, means people are dispensable, quite the contrary in fact. Mass production doesn’t occur without happy people being compensated adequately and remaining in your employ rather than searching for greener pastures. “Utter destruction” being the end result of working hard and keeping what you earn doesn’t seem to take reality into account in light of the “American Experiment”.

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