tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post289510264451417837..comments2023-10-13T19:42:07.764-07:00Comments on Spherical Model: Collectivism vs. CapitalismSpherical Modelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03075073544063199778noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-46020840079017855922013-06-18T22:56:47.185-07:002013-06-18T22:56:47.185-07:00Thanks for the added input. I agree about regulati...Thanks for the added input. I agree about regulation and big business. I wrote a little about it here: http://sphericalmodel.blogspot.com/2011/04/regulation-too-much-of-bad-thing.html Spherical Modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075073544063199778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-38742128115327056902013-06-18T21:06:08.384-07:002013-06-18T21:06:08.384-07:00Pope Francis was referring to unrestrained capital...Pope Francis was referring to unrestrained capitalism that puts economic interests above people. Hong Kong's largely caveat emptor capitalism is probably one of the best examples. Most people agree that the govt should function as a sort of referee so that making money does not trump human decency (ie. intervening when pet food companies & baby formula makers use melamine to artificially raise their food's protein count). That model of restrained capitalism has worked mostly well in the U.S. until the govt stopped being a ref and started favoring big corporate interest$ over other businesses, the environment & the workers. (Don't mistake me - I believe that the liberals' ideology is socialistic & wrong, but conservatives handed them these bludgeons by not speaking up when Republicans got in bed with big business at the expense of everyone & everything else)Grace 77x7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12196426356956531520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-55428067012898112092013-06-06T11:03:54.494-07:002013-06-06T11:03:54.494-07:00I loved this presentation that Rabbi Daniel Lapin ...I loved this presentation that Rabbi Daniel Lapin made on the Glenn Beck snow, as well. I wish it were available to everyone, but you have to have a Blaze subscription to view it. Highly recommended!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-47554998046486589292013-05-27T23:31:03.337-07:002013-05-27T23:31:03.337-07:00http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/pope-eco...http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/16/pope-economy-idUSL6N0DX27N20130516 Found this article when I looked up the phrase to know what you were referring to. In general terms, I think the new pope, being a Jesuit, walks the walk when trying to avoid the trappings of wealth. But I can't say I think having governments assert more "control" over economies is a good direction for the poor, whom we both care about. We need a hard working people in a free economy, who are personally righteous enough to volunteer help to the truly needy. No sort of coercion can ever lead to true charity.Spherical Modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075073544063199778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-44958338125071639402013-05-26T22:46:36.741-07:002013-05-26T22:46:36.741-07:00What exactly would the Pope's "dictatorsh...What exactly would the Pope's "dictatorship of the economy" be?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921177438812177676noreply@blogger.com