Category: Thoughts

Thoughts on Phoenix

Post author By Mark Egge
Post date September 16, 2010
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Phoenix. I’ll be honest: I moved here for a job. Though there are some big cities I’d love to live in (New York, London, Portland), Phoenix isn’t one of them. That said, I’m discovering that Phoenix deserves more credit than what a first glance might suggest. For example: is Phoenix a mecca for outdoor living? […]

a flagrant bit of escapism

Post author By Mark Egge
Post date December 7, 2009
Categories In Thoughts

So: Socialism maximizes equality of opportunity — but at the expense of incentives to succeed. A capitalist economy without government is a barter economy. Given that government is necessary for capitalism (due to failures of the market economy) the question becomes –> which form is best? –> Capitalism does not imply democracy — nor does […]