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**kennyguitar** · 05-31-2007, 10:51 PM

True, but at the time this country was founded this continent was viewed as having a vast supply of resources and huge tracts of land were given away to homesteaders moving westward. The founding fathers didn't and couldn't envision how this country and the world at large would cannabalize itself. Human beings are parasites on earth and "pure capitalism" is the lifeblood of the vermin.

No, really.

And nor was I arguing that that vision should have persisted without some refinements. Many resources aren't renewable, and intelligent management is called upon. I hope you realize that my response was to lofter's point about liberty/capitalism in the Constitution. For the Founding Fathers, the two were inseparable in their vision of creating the ideal political economy.

Getting too deep into the specific economic policies of the "founding fathers" will only lead you into a quagmire.

Well, I'm sorry for bringing it up, but in reality you were the one who brought up the founding fathers. Undoubtedly, their vision of capitalism isn't what has developed over time in the US. In many ways, neither has their vision of liberty.

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kennyguitar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	True, but at the time this country was founded this continent was viewed as having a vast supply of resources and huge tracts of land were given away to homesteaders moving westward. The founding fathers didn't and couldn't envision how this country and the world at large would cannabalize itself. Human beings are parasites on earth and "pure capitalism" is the lifeblood of the vermin. No, really. And nor was I arguing that that vision should have persisted without some refinements. Many resources aren't renewable, and intelligent management is called upon. I hope you realize that my response was to lofter's point about liberty/capitalism in the Constitution. For the Founding Fathers, the two were inseparable in their vision of creating the ideal political economy. Getting too deep into the specific economic policies of the "founding fathers" will only lead you into a quagmire. Well, I'm sorry for bringing it up, but in reality you were the one who brought up the founding fathers. Undoubtedly, their vision of capitalism isn't what has developed over time in the US. In many ways, neither has their vision of liberty.
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