On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Matt Beland wrote:
Capitalism is a meritocracy. *Commerce* is simply a label for that class of activities that include all forms of resource transfer from one entity (person, company, nation, world) to another. Some of those are meritocracies, such as capitalism. Others are not - true communism is one example, almost any form of "planned economy", welfare.
Communism can't be a form of Capitalism. In fact they are the anti-thesis. Actually capitalism is the belief that it's the ONLY mechanism to solve problems. That IS the problem, that is also the difference between 'commerce' and 'capitalism'. In commerce, trade is the means that people use to protect themselves and provide for themselves. Capitalism is the use of money to manage the society. Not the same thing at all. 'commerce' is a means, 'capitalism' is an end. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Day by day the Penguins are making me lose my mind. Bumper Sticker The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------