The Yes Men Fix the World
The "Yes Men" regulated yesterday on Arte (http://plus7.arte.tv/de/1697660, CmC = 2848360, scheduleId = 2809918.html) the world.
For an hour the criminal machinations of capitalism were laid bare shameless. The follower of Milton Friedman *), and this itself came off as sad, at best, idiots.
was actually quite funny, but it much more unfortunately. The problem: it is simple things that work apparently not in our system, to criticize. The "Yes Men" However - in contrast to the announcement - not regulated. No word on how it could be better, really do better. Obama also had disappointing from this perspective ...
Of course, greedy, selfish people dislike, and of course it is pushing, if a political and economic system (capitalism) is founded on these same values. The genius of capitalism
it is not to promote these values, but to make a reasonably productive useful purpose: the production of goods demanded. Greedy and selfish people, we break that is not, but you have to learn to deal with them - to prevent they subdue the system entirely, such as in an authoritarian political system that takes no account of individuals.
Yes, of market failure, unfortunately, too often and sometimes in serious ways. And it is not easy to organize a state so that these market failures are reasonably befriediegend get a grip. Yes, also denied the state, almost always, and sometimes in serious ways.
At this point I would like to thank all the dedicated leaders who are not falling into a totalitarian delusion feasibility (one would simply nationalize or privatize everything and put in jail), but curb the abuse of any kind . Understand (This is, moreover, for the IV) and of course, the entrepreneurs who sow for the future and do everything possible in the first.
*) (these people know that Milton Friedman, this ruthless servant of the powerful, even called for a state-guaranteed minimum income for everyone have? As a starting point for one position, with that income could be improved?)
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