One of the greatest books in the present period to read on capitalism has to be Thomas J. DiLorenzo's book; How Capitalism Saved America. Thomas points out the differences between political entrepreneurs and market entrepreneurs or genuine capitalists. And there is a big difference to. Political entrepreneurs make money by using the government, getting government contracts and manipulating the laws to crush their competitors. We have seen much of this in the last decade, but it has been going on for over a hundred years. We know that in Washington, DC any lobbyist with the right amount of money behind them can secure any corporate interests they wish to propel themselves in the marketplace by change the rules and regulations, which benefit their company and or hurt a competing corporation. How capitalism saved America illustrates this point through this many examples. It also explains how many agencies have heard capitalism and thus hurt American consumers. The demonstrations and examples in the book show how our antitrust laws have hurt America and hurt free enterprise, not helped it. It is amazing how many people do not understand these facts and believe that our antitrust laws are actually made to help the American people. I recommend everyone to read this book although realize that liberals will not finish the book because it does not jive with their previous selective reading. Please consider all this in 2006. |
