| Lesson 6: Barney Frank Was Right. |
In a recent t.v. interview, infamous anti-capitalist Barney Frank had a revelation. He said that there is no
business; there are just people. One might say that this was an accidental leak of truth, but more likely it is a
shift in his propaganda towards the truth. For decades, when he and his fellow socialists were trying to take
over business, they only spoke of businesses, particularly big ones, in the same terms that one would speak of
an invader from space. More accurately, they clung to a circa 1930's caricature of an old, fat, white guy with
ten rings on his fingers and a crown on his head, sitting in a vault on a pile of gold, cackling. Now that they are
in the process of actually taking over business, Barney's rhetoric changes.
The truth is that business is simply how people make money. You don't make it by playing the lottery; and
most of you still don't make it by working for, or begging from the government. Even those who do still must
ultimately get your money from taxes on people who do business.
A big corporation is simply one that involves more people. Giant corporations have thousands of employees
and thousands of owners, including stock holders and pensioners. Because more peoples interests are at stake,
it is natural and right that a big business have an advantage over a small one. Even so, the little guy in a free
society can still surpass the big one if he simply does a better job. The 20th century is full of examples of that
happening.
The more that government overtakes business, the more emphasis shifts from the value of work to the value
of political influence. Again, Rhode Island is a good example. It is a small state which has been suppressed
for decades by varying mixtures of government and mafia. In many parts of Rhode Island, first you say who
you know, then you say what you want.
Next Lesson: The Problem with Straight Thinking
business; there are just people. One might say that this was an accidental leak of truth, but more likely it is a
shift in his propaganda towards the truth. For decades, when he and his fellow socialists were trying to take
over business, they only spoke of businesses, particularly big ones, in the same terms that one would speak of
an invader from space. More accurately, they clung to a circa 1930's caricature of an old, fat, white guy with
ten rings on his fingers and a crown on his head, sitting in a vault on a pile of gold, cackling. Now that they are
in the process of actually taking over business, Barney's rhetoric changes.
The truth is that business is simply how people make money. You don't make it by playing the lottery; and
most of you still don't make it by working for, or begging from the government. Even those who do still must
ultimately get your money from taxes on people who do business.
A big corporation is simply one that involves more people. Giant corporations have thousands of employees
and thousands of owners, including stock holders and pensioners. Because more peoples interests are at stake,
it is natural and right that a big business have an advantage over a small one. Even so, the little guy in a free
society can still surpass the big one if he simply does a better job. The 20th century is full of examples of that
happening.
The more that government overtakes business, the more emphasis shifts from the value of work to the value
of political influence. Again, Rhode Island is a good example. It is a small state which has been suppressed
for decades by varying mixtures of government and mafia. In many parts of Rhode Island, first you say who
you know, then you say what you want.
Next Lesson: The Problem with Straight Thinking