Ed Dedelow
on Free Enterprise vs Government
Government spending, laws, regulations and the question
of their need and implementation are the most critical problems facing
us. Below government is compared to free enterprise so as to understand
the problems.
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FREE ENTERPRISE |
GOVERNMENT
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| A. | Divides decision making power | Concentrates decisions and power | ||
| B. | Rewards achievement | Passes laws to punish achievement | ||
| C. | Rewards profit | Punishes profit | ||
| D. | Penalizes unnecessary expenditures | Rewards expenditures with additional funding | ||
| E. | Rewards workers | Taxes workers | ||
| F. | Rewards working | Rewards not working | ||
| G. | Production
and pricing are determined by a democratic process |
Production
and pricing are determined by a comparatively small elected body
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| H. |
Efficient production is geared to benefit
the consumer |
Adding employees is more important than efficiency | ||
| I. |
Provides for the entire community but has
the appearance of benefiting a few |
Satisfies
the demands of select groups on the pretext that the community is
benefited |
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| J. |
Encourages new ideas that are voted on
by consumers |
Creates laws and regulations for the courts to interpret | ||
| K. | The
flow of money is determined by a pricing structure that adjusts
demand to supply and increases the supply of money and labor where
demand is greatest |
The flow of money is determined by influence, intended to stimulate demand or sway votes, and shifting labor and money away from market determined demands | ||
| L. | Failure
or loss of income is the reward for inefficiency, wrong decisions,
and incompetence |
Lack of sufficient funding is the reason for failure | ||
| M. | Failure is a successful learning experience | Failure
is not acknowledged |
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| N. | Encourages problem solving | Creates
problems of capitalism to be corrected after the next election but
does not recognize problems within government |
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| O. |
Has a deflationary effect on pricing and
production cost |
Has
an inflationary effect on and is intended to inflate pricing and
production cost |
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| P. | Takes advantage of opportunity | Closes loop holes | ||
| Q. | Free enterprise is blamed for the failures of government | Government is commended for the successes of free enterprise | ||
Compiled by Thomas George
editor@Great-Messages.com
