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In article <3q7sl0$r9h@miwok.nbn.com>, joetryb@nbn.com says...
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>Free market idealists are just as dangerous and extreme as communists.

Think of it as:

              CAPITALISM     Against      DEMOCRACY
        (one-dollar-one-vote)       (one-person-one-vote)

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"It is not from the benevolence | "The aim of every political
 of the butcher, the brewer, or |  constitution is, or ought to be,
 the baker, that we expect our  |  first to obtain for rulers men who
 dinner, but from their regard  |  possess most wisdom to discern,
 or their own self-interest.    |  and most virtue to pursue, the
 We address ourselves not to    |  common good of the society; and in
 their humanity but to their    |  the next place, to take the most
 self-love, and never talk to   |  effectual precautions for keeping
 them of our own necessities,   |  them virtuous whilst they continue
 but of their advantages."      |  to hold their public trust."
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    Wealth of Nations           |      Federalist # 57
    Adam Smith (1776)           |      James Madison (1787)
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(This is a clip from my paper, I can post the whole piece if you like.)

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The real questions are:  What is the name of the political theory
 that allows "artificial people" (corporations) to kill "natural
  people" (your kids) in order to make profit (larger numbers)?
And does this political theory derive its philosophical premise
 from the teachings of our beloved John Locke or Adam Smith?
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