In A Free Society, Individuals

Most Of Marx's Predictions Have Failed To Materialize, And His Labor Theory Of Value And Other Ideas Have Been Proven Wrong. Marx Failed To Recognize The Incentive System Built Into The Capitalist Model - Consumer Choice And The Profit Motive Of The Entrepreneur. The Irony Is That Capitalism, Not Socialism Or Marxism, That Has Liberated The Worker From The Chains Of Poverty, Monopoly, War, And Oppression, And Has Better Achieved Marx's Vision Of A Millennium Of Hope, Peace, Abundance, Leisure, And Aesthetic Expression For The 'full' Human Being.

The Reality Is That Business And Investment Spending Are The True Leading Indicators Of The Economy And The Stock Market. If You Want To Know Where The Stock Market Is Headed, Forget About Consumer Spending And Retail Sales Figures. Look To Business Spending, Price Inflation, Interest Rates, And Productivity Gains.

Taxation Is The Price We Pay For Failing To Build A Civilized Society. The Higher The Tax Level, The Greater The Failure.

You Can Give Your Social Security Check To Any Organization, Public Or Private, Or To Individuals. You Can Donate It To Your Favorite Political Party. You Can Give The Funds To A Student Scholarship - For Your Grandchildren, For Example - Or To Somebody Who Has A Medical Need. Or You Can Invest Your Government Check In Free Enterprise.

When Everyone Is A Contrarian, Nobody Is A Contrarian