Catherine wrote: > Yes, of course I was being ironic, silly. I suppose it > would be nice, in a way, to make money off the backs > of others, but I really couldn't live with myself if I > did that, and I can't exactly kick myself out, > unfortunately...
I always thought that Canada had basically the same hybrid Capitalist/Socialist system as in the U.S. Not every single business in Canada is nationalized or owned by the government, is it? Even as a government employee you are making a profit based on the labors of others because I'm sure you are not making a subsistence wage and your paycheck comes from taxes on business and everyone who works in your country - the labor of others. Everyone benefits and profits in some way from the labors of each other under capitalism and they keep their freedom of choice to boot. In my law firm, I benefit and profit from the partners' intelligence, talent and ability to attract and keep business clients and they in turn profit and benefit from the skills I can provide those clients. Everyone is laboring and everyone is profiting. And none of us are keeping it all for ourselves obviously when anywhere from 30 - 70% of our earnings are taken off the top for various government programs to benefit everyone in one way or another. I found a really good definition, history and explanation of capitalism in the online Encarta encyclopedia if you are interested. http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761576596 Kakki
