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malthaussen

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22. Adam Smith would be seriously pissed off at how misunderstood he is.

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:46 PM

Dec 2013

... Well, at least as pissed off as Adam Smith ever got. He was uncomfortable enough with the "hidden hand" thing that if he knew what would be made of it, he'd probably do something drastic... like raise his voice.

He'd probably be pissed off that nobody ever heard of Theory of Moral Sentiments, too.

-- Mal

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Adam Smith Quote (sure to piss off Republicans!) ---> [View all] napkinz Dec 2013 OP

This is why one of my Libertarian friends refers to Adam Smith as a socialist. immoderate Dec 2013 #1

OMG treestar Dec 2013 #13

Republicons have no problem turning their back on the message of JC, while pretending otherwise Berlum Dec 2013 #2

It's the hypocrisy that boils my water 47of74 Dec 2013 #7

If there was no lying, nor the resultant hypocrisy, these problems wouldn't exist. AAO Dec 2013 #12

They hear "invisible hand" ashling Dec 2013 #25

Adam Smith is seriously misunderstood. Benton D Struckcheon Dec 2013 #3

Adam Smith would be seriously pissed off at how misunderstood he is. malthaussen Dec 2013 #22

If one continues to completion, reductio ad absurdum: rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #4

The business "elephant" grilled onions Dec 2013 #5

Rich is subjective humbled_opinion Dec 2013 #6

Considering the growing income/wealth divide..... daleanime Dec 2013 #8

Simple solution humbled_opinion Dec 2013 #15

So every ones income/wealth would be published...... daleanime Dec 2013 #16

Yeah maybe a bit overcomplicated.. humbled_opinion Dec 2013 #21

I once posted on Facebook... Xolodno Dec 2013 #9

On a side note.... Xolodno Dec 2013 #10

A super Christian niece once posted how much she admired Ayn Rand mountain grammy Dec 2013 #23

Capitalism existed before smith openfield Dec 2013 #11

It most certainly did not. Smith is a pre-capitalist economic philospher eridani Dec 2013 #17

Here read this, there is much more at the link openfield Dec 2013 #20

Capitalism is about the ownership of the means of production, period eridani Dec 2013 #28

I guessed wrong. I thought it would be this one. Jim Lane Dec 2013 #14

Adam Smith to be thrown under the bus in 3...2...1... He spoke against the Almighty Gawd of Capital! freshwest Dec 2013 #18

Ah But, Prosperity Theology Trumps Economic Icons Every Day cantbeserious Dec 2013 #19

I love economics and took many classes. Even considered majoring in it. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #24

That goes with the concept of noblesse oblige. Turbineguy Dec 2013 #26

More quotes from Adam Smith LongTomH Dec 2013 #27

another ... napkinz Dec 2013 #29

kick napkinz Dec 2013 #30