Friday, October 02, 2009

The industry of accountability would pay for itself. An entire league of accountants, lawyers, police, investigators., etc, would be employed to rein in rampant and runaway damage to our planet and the people on it, by those who are a bit over-enthusiastic in the accumulation of money. Overenthusiastic to the point where they will hurt others in order to get ahead. That must be curtailed. The industry of accountability would pay for itself in savings by those who today get away with rampant greed, and rampant destruction of the environment. We are now paying billions if not trillions to support an industry of greed, of fraud, of ruin. We just need to take this excess "energy" and see it spent on positive, proactive and protective measures, rather than on selfish, self destructive measures.

On the other hand, people who want to help others, make a fortune, improve the planet, etc, are welcome to become as wealthy as the world allows. No limits. Complete freedom, just as Milton Freidman would have wanted. It just has to be done without making others suffer.

That is my wish for capitalism today. Not, as Michael Moore might suggest, that it needs to be put to sleep. Not that we need convert to socialism, communism, alcoholsim or any other form of ism that might make us feel good for a day. We might just start with the part that Milton left out. With freedom.......comes responsibility. Starting now.