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Old 08-16-2011, 06:24 AM   #2
Trilby
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No, the Second Law does not. That's because money is not heat, it is a method of keeping score.
No, the second law is about entropy. Pay attention.

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To eliminate capitalism, you must first eliminate human beings.

I'm ok with that.

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The Socialists, Communist and Fascist together, took a fair poke at that, and racked up 120M peacetime deaths. Not something remotely necessary from a capitalistic viewpoint --
Capitalists have killed just as many people - only they do it more personally. Like via withholding goods and services to individuals.

a Capitalist will look you in the eye as they tell you you won't be getting that life saving surgery after all.

I stand by what I said. Capitalism will fail - just like every system fails sooner or later.
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