"We have convinced ourselves that all economic growth benefits humankind, and that the greater the growth, the more widespread the benefits. Finally, we have persuaded one another that the corollary to this concept is valid and morally just: that people who excel at stoking the fires of economic growth should be exalted and rewarded, while those born at the fringes are available for exploitation."
~ John Perkins
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Those who have been able to spark profit and economic growth have been blessed with the rewards, this has become clear throughout history.
Why should an individual that provides the labor for the growth be considered an exploitation.
thats the question. But as history shows, men like say, Andrew Canegie did horrible things to achieve great things. I have not seen a better system. However, I have grown up thinking a person making a dollar a day is better then making nothing a day. However, this may not be the case. Is there a way to forego the intial explotation, is there a certain justice that many do not see. Is it a question of Democracy vs. Capitalism, in which Capitalism always wins?
That is a hard question to answer Poor Richard. I tend to think that Capitalism and Democracy work together. Free market and Free trade seem to go along with the Ideals of Democracy. This is just my opinion. I do not however, respect the opinion that the labor forced used to enforce Capitalism is exploitated. When H. Ford crafted the Modle T and made the assembly line he employed thousands of individuals that might not have been as bright or had the capital to create something for themselfs. So you may call it an exploitation, I call it employment.
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