(207) S9E50 {Interview ~ Ron Shultis} Capitalism's Bad Rap




The Fourth Way show

Summary: I chat with my good friend, Ron, about why he comes close to being an anarchist who supports a free market. We take a look at the other side of the coin from our last episode, and talk about why capitalism so often gets a bad rap. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:7:30 War and violence inherent to government 0:10:10 True free market vs. government meddling 0:24:00 Why do libertarians want government if they just screw things up? 0:31:40 Why advocate a free financial market, but not a free association of government? 0:34:00 Governments are inherently destructive through fiscal policy (inflation and taxation) 0:53:00 Why is capitalism misconstrued as greedy and wasteful? 0:59:30 Is capitalism's wealth just plundered and exploited wealth? 1:13:45 How would a privatized society actually function? 1:29:30 Why are you a libertarian and not an anarchist? 1:46:00 Response to episode on communism 1:57:00 Closing