Comments for Ron Pisaturo's Blog http://ronpisaturo.com/blog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:04:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Defending Capitalism Against Occupy Wall Street by David http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/10/27/defending-capitalism-against-occupy-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-51111 David Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:04:11 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-51111 Ron, This is an excellent response. I only wish we were hearing its sentiments voiced by pundits and politicians who claim to support capitalism. Unfortunately, the meaning of capitalism seems to have gone right over their heads, much as the meaning of your repsonse went right over the head of Steve Stanowski. -David Ron,

This is an excellent response. I only wish we were hearing its sentiments voiced by pundits and politicians who claim to support capitalism. Unfortunately, the meaning of capitalism seems to have gone right over their heads, much as the meaning of your repsonse went right over the head of Steve Stanowski.

-David

]]> Comment on Defending Capitalism Against Occupy Wall Street by Steve Stanowski http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/10/27/defending-capitalism-against-occupy-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-44092 Steve Stanowski Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:06:08 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-44092 Hi Ron, What about all the enormous bonuses for the upper management, while the hard working man on a stepping stone hopes for a 3% pay increase? Sincerely, Steve Hi Ron,
What about all the enormous bonuses for the upper management, while the hard working man on a stepping stone hopes for a 3% pay increase?
Sincerely,
Steve

]]> Comment on “Are You Saying That Society Should Just Let Him Die?” by Tom Astor http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/09/14/are-you-saying-that-society-should-just-let-him-die/comment-page-1/#comment-41248 Tom Astor Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:04:57 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1167#comment-41248 The reality of capitalist and socialist medical care should be obvious. Under economic freedom, doctors and medicines are low cost and high quality, while under economic coercive collectivism, the doctors and medicines are high cost and low quality. Under socialism, vastly more people get sick and die. The reality of capitalist and socialist medical care should be obvious. Under economic freedom, doctors and medicines are low cost and high quality, while under economic coercive collectivism, the doctors and medicines are high cost and low quality. Under socialism, vastly more people get sick and die.

]]> Comment on Why the Republicans Capitulated on the Debt Deal by Leon Mysch http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/08/08/why-the-republicans-capitulated-on-the-debt-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-37034 Leon Mysch Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:05:41 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1154#comment-37034 I agree with your points, Ron. However, I believe "they capitulated in the end" not primarily because of what manifests itself as altruism, which is, in this instance, a consequence of another driving force, selfishness. I don't think they were motivated by altruism but by concern for their self-preservation (job-wise). Lacking guiding principles based on a coherent rational guiding philosophy concern-for-self caved to a debased agenda. I agree with your points, Ron. However, I believe “they capitulated in the end” not primarily because of what manifests itself as altruism, which is, in this instance, a consequence of another driving force, selfishness.

I don’t think they were motivated by altruism but by concern for their self-preservation (job-wise). Lacking guiding principles based on a coherent rational guiding philosophy concern-for-self caved to a debased agenda.

]]> Comment on Shared Sacrifice by Why the Republicans Capitulated on the Debt Deal at Ron Pisaturo’s Blog http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/07/19/shared-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-37009 Why the Republicans Capitulated on the Debt Deal at Ron Pisaturo’s Blog Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:01:41 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1111#comment-37009 [...] Republicans held out a little longer than I thought they would, but they capitulated in the end as I predicted (in a virtually riskless prediction). In return for a miniscule actual reduction in U.S. federal [...] [...] Republicans held out a little longer than I thought they would, but they capitulated in the end as I predicted (in a virtually riskless prediction). In return for a miniscule actual reduction in U.S. federal [...]

]]> Comment on The Doomsday Argument, Self-Sampling Assumption, and Self-Indication Assumption are wrong, but induction is alive and well. by My Refutation of the Doomsday Argument at Ron Pisaturo’s Blog http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/06/29/longevity-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-36654 My Refutation of the Doomsday Argument at Ron Pisaturo’s Blog Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:54:34 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-36654 [...] as Evidence for the Future,” appeared in Philosophy of Science. (Update, 6/29/2011: Read about my revised and expanded paper, now available online.) The most important parts of the paper present my own positive ideas on an [...] [...] as Evidence for the Future,” appeared in Philosophy of Science. (Update, 6/29/2011: Read about my revised and expanded paper, now available online.) The most important parts of the paper present my own positive ideas on an [...]

]]> Comment on On the Backs of the Productive by Leon Mysch http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/07/28/on-the-backs-of-the-productive/comment-page-1/#comment-36578 Leon Mysch Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:19:00 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1131#comment-36578 Good stuff Ron. Marx: "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" Capitalism: "TO each according to his ability, FROM each according to his need" What a difference a preposition makes! Good stuff Ron.

Marx: “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need”

Capitalism: “TO each according to his ability, FROM each according to his need”

What a difference a preposition makes!

]]> Comment on “The Despoiling of Ability” by What the Republicans Should Do at Ron Pisaturo’s Blog http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/07/23/the-despoiling-of-ability/comment-page-1/#comment-36397 What the Republicans Should Do at Ron Pisaturo’s Blog Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:47:59 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1118#comment-36397 [...] For the moral issue underlying the debt-ceiling conflict, see these recent posts: Shared Sacrifice “The Despoiling of Ability” On the Backs of the Productive Bookmark [...] [...] For the moral issue underlying the debt-ceiling conflict, see these recent posts: Shared Sacrifice “The Despoiling of Ability” On the Backs of the Productive Bookmark [...]

]]> Comment on What the Republicans Should Do by Mark LeRobert http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/07/29/what-the-republicans-should-do/comment-page-1/#comment-36383 Mark LeRobert Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:02:16 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=1136#comment-36383 It's seems a little funny to take money from a creditor and then to turn around and say, "I'm not going to pay you back because you're hostile." In what sense is China any more hostile now than it was when America started borrowing money from it? You can't have your cake and eat it, too. If you deal with the mafia, then you deal with the consequences of dealing with the mafia. It’s seems a little funny to take money from a creditor and then to turn around and say, “I’m not going to pay you back because you’re hostile.” In what sense is China any more hostile now than it was when America started borrowing money from it? You can’t have your cake and eat it, too. If you deal with the mafia, then you deal with the consequences of dealing with the mafia.

]]> Comment on Exposition vs. Drama by Alexandra York http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/2011/04/03/exposition-vs-drama/comment-page-1/#comment-32148 Alexandra York Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:47:15 +0000 http://ronpisaturo.com/blog/?p=914#comment-32148 I understand that a European release and a DVD of the ATLAS movie will be forthcoming, so I want to offer my fair-warning thoughts to those who will see the film in the near future. See my review here: http://www.art-21.org/Docs/view.asp?ID=24 I understand that a European release and a DVD of the ATLAS movie will be forthcoming, so I want to offer my fair-warning thoughts to those who will see the film in the near future. See my review here:
http://www.art-21.org/Docs/view.asp?ID=24

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