From: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 19:24:51 -0800 (PST)
To: "William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@amaranth.com>
Subject: Re: wealth and property rights
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William H. Geiger III wrote:
>    at 12:18 PM, jc105558@spruce.hsu.edu said:

[snippo]

> socialist/communist are theifs; plain & simple. They beleive they have the
> right to steal from one to give to another.
> capitalists beleive in an exchange in property/services at a rate the
> market will bare.
> socialists example: You have somthing I want/need & I am going to take it
> from you.
> capitalists example: You have somthing I want/need what can I give you in
> exchange.
> socialism uses FORCE to take what it wants while the capitilism you have a
> free & volintary exchange.

Close, but the cigar doesn't burn long enough.  Capitalism, as said by
one who knows, is as much an enemy (well, almost) of Free Enterprise as
is Socialism, due to Capitalism rewarding monopolies as they do, with
their Golden Parachutes et al discouraging real investment on the part
of most corporate "leaders".

Just don't confuse "Free Trade" with "Free Enterprise".