Primary Capitalism

National Review by Mark Steyn | Jan. 13, 2008 (Opinion)

This past week's issue of The Economist has a heart-rending vignette from one of the most ruthlessly capitalist industries on the planet: "In 2006 EMI, the world's fourth-biggest recorded-music company, invited some teenagers into its headquarters in London to talk to its top managers about their listening habits. At the end of the session the EMI bosses thanked them for their comments and told them to help themselves to a big pile of CDs sitting on a ... Full Story »

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Topics: Presidential Election 2008, U.S. Economy
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jan 13, 2008 - 8:59 AM PST
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

This piece makes all kinds of over-generalizations about the interplay of capital markets and government policy. For instance, his arguments about government 'prefers stasis' is historically inaccurate, and he dramatically over-simplifies big pharma's role in the market.

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 by Leo Romero - Oct. 1, 2008
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