tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870038576818664268.post1861727516795144531..comments2024-03-28T17:49:16.615-07:00Comments on The American Human: David Brooks Joins Forces with Ryan, Rubio, and Paul on Income Inequality. Surprise!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11899483218291241507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870038576818664268.post-24294850579863149222014-01-24T15:30:53.327-08:002014-01-24T15:30:53.327-08:00I agree with you. I would also add that social dem...I agree with you. I would also add that social democracies are best when they succeed in properly regulating capitalism, leading to a free enterprise that doesn't enslave its working class. Many free marketers don't get this. Libertarianism fails when its objective is individual, not universal, success. Libertarians would, of course, never agree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11899483218291241507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870038576818664268.post-55669650859344081422014-01-20T07:29:24.484-08:002014-01-20T07:29:24.484-08:00The problem here is actually quite simple: Many b...The problem here is actually quite simple: Many businesses are just too damn profitable. That profit comes from optimizing the work product of employees without regard for the life quality of those employees. If employee quality of life were an actual consideration, many businesses would be significantly less profitable, and profoundly more humane. <br /><br />Until we culturally re-frame the duties of "businesses" to include the ethic of providing a sustainable quality of life to all employees, we will not see a change. Socialism is one solution to this challenge, but well-regulated capitalism could also achieve the goal of full employment at living wages. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419717102135892246noreply@blogger.com