Comments on: Friedrich Hayek and the Importance of The Road to Serfdom http://www.thedebthawk.com/friedrich-hayek-and-the-importance-of-the-road-to-serfdom Get Out of Debt Using Disciplined Personal Finance Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:33:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Len Penzo http://www.thedebthawk.com/friedrich-hayek-and-the-importance-of-the-road-to-serfdom/comment-page-1#comment-90 Len Penzo Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:15:16 +0000 http://www.thedebthawk.com/?p=92#comment-90 Hey Debt Hawk, Very cool topic! With apologies to MoneyEnergy, here is a label for you: socialism is essentially communism-light. While it's by no means perfect, capitalism just doesn't impose on us like socialism does. Unfortunately, in order to implement costly socialist policies, governments have no choice but to forceably redistribute the wealth of its citizens. I eagerly await the rest of your posts on FA Hayek! My $0.02 (after taxes) Len Len Penzo dot Com Hey Debt Hawk,

Very cool topic! With apologies to MoneyEnergy, here is a label for you: socialism is essentially communism-light.

While it’s by no means perfect, capitalism just doesn’t impose on us like socialism does.

Unfortunately, in order to implement costly socialist policies, governments have no choice but to forceably redistribute the wealth of its citizens.

I eagerly await the rest of your posts on FA Hayek!

My $0.02 (after taxes)

Len
Len Penzo dot Com

]]> By: Obamanism Has America Turning to Hayek http://www.thedebthawk.com/friedrich-hayek-and-the-importance-of-the-road-to-serfdom/comment-page-1#comment-88 Obamanism Has America Turning to Hayek Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:18:19 +0000 http://www.thedebthawk.com/?p=92#comment-88 [...] re-reading it for the first time in decades.  Chance at rightofcourse is doing it.  So is Mark at DEPT HAWK.  Glenn Beck is doing it.  And so is Lynnae.  And they are not [...] [...] re-reading it for the first time in decades.  Chance at rightofcourse is doing it.  So is Mark at DEPT HAWK.  Glenn Beck is doing it.  And so is Lynnae.  And they are not [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.thedebthawk.com/friedrich-hayek-and-the-importance-of-the-road-to-serfdom/comment-page-1#comment-82 Mark Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:21:48 +0000 http://www.thedebthawk.com/?p=92#comment-82 Labels can be misused, but if you are going to be able to discuss a subject you have to be able to define concepts. As I continue the discussion on The Road to Serfdom, I will be exploring these labels in depth. Like you, I hate to hear anyone refer to President Obama as Hitler. It really does diminish the horror of Nazism and Fascism when such terms are thrown around indiscriminately. Socialism does scare me however. I believe that economic freedom and political freedom go hand in hand. Government needs to always treat the individual more important than the collective. Otherwise, no one is free. Let's work our way through The Road to Serfdom and see how Hayek describes socialism. Labels can be misused, but if you are going to be able to discuss a subject you have to be able to define concepts. As I continue the discussion on The Road to Serfdom, I will be exploring these labels in depth.

Like you, I hate to hear anyone refer to President Obama as Hitler. It really does diminish the horror of Nazism and Fascism when such terms are thrown around indiscriminately.

Socialism does scare me however. I believe that economic freedom and political freedom go hand in hand. Government needs to always treat the individual more important than the collective. Otherwise, no one is free.

Let’s work our way through The Road to Serfdom and see how Hayek describes socialism.

]]> By: MoneyEnergy http://www.thedebthawk.com/friedrich-hayek-and-the-importance-of-the-road-to-serfdom/comment-page-1#comment-79 MoneyEnergy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:24:08 +0000 http://www.thedebthawk.com/?p=92#comment-79 I don't think "fascism" "socialism" and even perhaps "Capitalism" are great labels at all, especially when they come to be used in comparisons. It's like the lameness of a two-party political system. They're unprecise and can be better replaced by discussing the specific point-by-point issues in question - this would lead to better comparisons as well. eg., I'm sick of hearing "socialism" applied equally to Canada's healthcare system AND the old Soviet regime. Or people now starting to call Obama Hitler. It's just lazy thinking - argue the real issues by specifying them and doing the real work. That's my two cents. (Sorry to rant! I'll still want to check out this guy's book because I do want to learn more about Austrian economics). I don’t think “fascism” “socialism” and even perhaps “Capitalism” are great labels at all, especially when they come to be used in comparisons. It’s like the lameness of a two-party political system. They’re unprecise and can be better replaced by discussing the specific point-by-point issues in question – this would lead to better comparisons as well. eg., I’m sick of hearing “socialism” applied equally to Canada’s healthcare system AND the old Soviet regime. Or people now starting to call Obama Hitler. It’s just lazy thinking – argue the real issues by specifying them and doing the real work. That’s my two cents. (Sorry to rant! I’ll still want to check out this guy’s book because I do want to learn more about Austrian economics).

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