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I Heart Capitalism (My Apologies Mr. Moore)

"If you ask me to name the proudest distinction of Americans, I would choose- because it contains all the others- the fact that they were the people who created the phrase to make money. No other language or nation had ever used these words before; men had always thought of wealth as a static quantity- to be seized, begged, inherited, shared, looted or obtained as a favor. Americans were the first to understand that wealth has to be created." - Ayn Rand

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Blair said…
So funny story, I was talking to one of my medical school peers the other day about how we were excited to become successful physicians and make good money in the process. He was telling me about his future house in the Hamptons... not sure where that is, but it sounds fancy doesn't it? Then somehow our conversation turned to movies or politics or some hybrid of the two and he started to explain to me how he loved Michael Moore's new movie and he totally agrees with his premise about capitalism... huh? "So... you do want to make lots of money...?
"Well, yeah"....
"What part of 'Workers of the world Unite' and 'socialism' makes you think that you'll be rollin' in the dough as a government paid physician?"
(Silence......)
(....Prolonged silence......)
(thinking kicks in here......)
(more silence and more thinking)

"Hey,..eh... I gotta go! I'll talk to you later!"

At least that's how it happened in my mind. :)
November 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM
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