Comments on: Movie Review: Capitalism: A Love Story

By: Superbad Advice

Superbad Advice — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:51:44 +0000

Saw the movie in theatres – classic Michael Moore. Completely one sided, with lots of “tug at your heart” stories. That being said, I like Michael Moore and his movies. They always get you thinking at the very least. Maybe you disagree with him, but at least you sit down to think why you disagree with him. You also find that there are lots of things that you completely agree with.

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A Lap Of The Blogs : WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:57:55 +0000

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By: Mr. Cheap

Mr. Cheap — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:24:16 +0000

nobleea: He doesn't REALLY. He implies that if FDR's second bill of rights had been implemented that America would be a utopia today. He also expresses great enthusiasm that Obama is going to fix everything (as a great man).

By: Mrs Pillars

Mrs Pillars — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:58 +0000

nobleea – that is a good question. I think he is not the first one to confuse the two.

I like that he gets people thinking.

By: ctreit

ctreit — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:02:07 +0000

When I follow the discussion of capitalism vs socialism – “socialized medicine in the US, anyone? – I very seldom hear a contribution that proposes something other than a black and white solution. After centuries and decades of experimenting with capitalism and socialism, we have enough evidence that neither pure socialism nor unfettered capitalism work that well. So, I suggest to make it a little grey. Some elements of socialism have stabilized capitalism especially compared to the high frequency of booms and busts in the 19th century up to the Great Depression in the 1930s. As for improving socialism with elements of capitalism, ask the Chinese how that works.

By: nobleea

nobleea — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:53:20 +0000

HAven’t seen the movie. Does he explain how one can replace an economic system (capitalism) with a social/political system (democracy)?

By: kt

kt — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:43 +0000

i love the documentaries, they are really well done and he is not afraid to bash at anyone. that guy has got some skills

By: Jess V.

Jess V. — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:49 +0000

You�ll spark a conspiracy theory with this post. LOL�

If I have to explain what a Derivatives means to a 7 year old kid, here�s how I�ll do it.

Grapes can turn into a Grape Juice and Grape Juice can turn into Red Wine and Red wine can turn into Vinegar.

Vinegar is a derivative of Red Wine and Red wine is a derivative of Grape Juice and Grape Juice is a Derivative of Grapes.

What happened to Financial System is that Wall Street created a lot of Derivatives from Mortgages. So when Mortgages went bad, all of the Derivatives from it collapsed.

Derivative is a powerful word. Just like the word Leverage.

Here�s my question: Can you create your own Derivatives!? Yes, you can. You can �Clone� yourself into as many as you can handle.

If you write a book, that book is a Derivative of you. If you create a blog. That blog is a derivative of you.

The more Derivatives you create the better. It�s like printing your own money legally!

By: Mr. Cheap

Mr. Cheap — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:24 +0000

Yeah, I liked Bowling too! I thought Marilyn Manson made some good points.