We Reform The System. We Save Capitalism

Standing Up To Bullies Is The Hallmark Of A Civilized Society.

In The Early 1970s, Milton Friedman Argued That Corporations Should Not Be Socially Responsible Because They Had No Mandate To Be; They Existed To Make Money, Not To Be Charitable Institutions. But In The Economy Of The 21st Century, Corporations Cannot Be Socially Responsible, If Social Responsibility Is Understood To Mean Sacrificing Profits For The Sake Of Some Perceived Social Good. That's Because Competition Has Become So Much More Intense.

Anyone Believing The Tpp Is Good For Americans Take Note: The Foreign Subsidiaries Of U.s.-based Corporations Could Just As Easily Challenge Any U.s. Government Regulation They Claim Unfairly Diminishes Their Profits - Say, A Regulation Protecting American Consumers From Unsafe Products Or Unhealthy Foods, Investors From Fraudulent Securities Or Predatory Lending, Workers From Unsafe Working Conditions, Taxpayers From Another Bailout Of Wall Street, Or The Environment From Toxic Emissions.

The Federal Budget Deficit Isn't The Nation's Major Economic Problem And Deficit Reduction Shouldn't Be Our Major Goal. Our Problem Is Lack Of Good Jobs And Sufficient Growth, And Our Goal Must Be To Revive Both.

I, From The Luxury Of My Laptop Computer, Can Summon Extraordinary Bargains On Everything I Want, And I Can Also Move My Savings Anywhere. This Ability To Choose More Broadly And To Switch More Easily Is The Central Fact Of Modern Economic Life.