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By Cassandra Effect, September 6, 2009 8:07 pm

For those who have followed Michael Moore’s documentaries, attacking the capitalist system is the logical conclusion of his directing efforts.  Starting with Roger and Me and displaying the “corporate greed” that saw the slow death of the town of Flint, Michigan, to ever expanding topics such as Guns – Bowling for Columbine, and Health Care – Sicko.

Now Michael is releasing Capitalism: A Love Story, which is a complete and direct attack on the capitalist system.  Its a shame that Mr. Moore doesn’t get that capitalism, while imperfect, is unsurpassed in economic systems.

Bloomberg has a review here, but if you’ve seen any of his films, you know the routine.

“Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil,” he lectures in the final voiceover. “You have to eliminate it and replace it with something that’s good for all people, and that something is called democracy.”

We all know that Democracy is not what he is really talking about – but rather communism.

“This is capitalism,” says the Moore voiceover, “a system of taking and giving, mostly taking.”

I can assure you that he will be quite happy taking you $10 for the movie ticket and not giving you much in return.

UPDATED 9/7/2009 with film trailer – see 2 minutes for free!

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By Cassandra Effect, July 30, 2009 4:49 pm

A glimpse into the future of Government controlled markets – they exist at the point of the Government’s Gun – companies must obey – and the Producers have their lifeblood sucked out by the Looters.  From Atlas Shrugged:

“Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter. So long as men live together on earth and need means to deal with one another–their only substitute, if they abandon money, is the muzzle of a gun. “  (Full text of this portion of the book can be seen HERE)

Philippines imposes price control on some medicines (Reuters)

“Price control may deliver some short-term benefits but the long-term negative consequences, not only on the pharmaceutical industry but in other industries, must be considered,” Reiner Gloor, an industry spokesman, said in a statement.

“If price adjustments do not result in market expansion, then affected companies will have to study options to remain viable.”

The pharmaceutical industry is estimated to lose about 7-10 billion pesos ($146-$208 million) a year in sales, making it hard for smaller drug firms that produce and market three or four products to survive, Gloor said previously.

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By Cassandra Effect, July 26, 2009 6:37 pm

Teach your children…our public education system clearly does not

…..while the cartoon is old, and some of the figures are dated,  its theme still resounds….. (minus the regrettably racist depiction of a Chinese worker)