Why Unregulated Capitalism Is Moral 6 - Ayn Rand Institute

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This is part 6 of a lecture titled "Why Unregulated Capitalism Is the Only Moral Social System," delivered at the University of California, Irvine on April 14, 2008. The questions and answers following the lecture are also available on YouTube.

Dr. Yaron Brook is president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, California.

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[godwhatafatty]

@Lysanderfication unfortunately, you're right. Their preconceived notions DO destroy their ability to think freely. Luckily, those who can think freely are not influenced by such stupidity. Hopefully they'll just die out...

[vonGleichenT]

reason, thoughtful-discussions, the pursuance of why ...

[MrAdvancedAtheist]

Talk about living in the past. More and more countries have abolished capital punishment, including just about all the countries in Europe. How do these governments collect taxes and regulate businesses if they can't threaten to murder their citizens for noncompliance?

[Lysanderfication]

man, do the people on this comment forum even listen, or do there already pre-concieved notions destory there ability to think freely. Read the fuckin books and understand the meaning of the words used.

[Lysanderfication]

@Jethro494 hahaha, we do

[Gendibar]

The critics here present out rageous discussions. As long as the government restricts itself to its limited role then the tryanny against the individual will be minimized. We trade some freedom to the government in return to protection from others (foreign countries, criminals, etc.). However our elected representatives have become corrupted and oppress us with tryanny against our individual freedoms including the right to life and property.

[zeppelinesque]

Yeah, fuck regulation! No more government getting in my face telling me asbestos causes cancer, buildings need fire exits, and medical devices need testing before putting them into hospitals!

[jimnn2009]

This guy do not bring any proof with his statement. If we can assume he is what the Ayn Rand Institute is, then we must say - what a B.S.

[jrmsher33]

So I can pimp your 16 year old daughter out. Ayn Rand believed in legalizing prostitution and since government and economics are independent under your system it would be a crime to forbid me to. I'd pay her more than Walmart would pay their prostitutes. Of course, I would be living in a home I rented from Walmart since there are no monopoly laws, so they'd probably kick me out. No laws regulating financial sector, right.

[Jethro494]

I'd like to privatize the water supply. We would be better off buying our water from private businesses, not from government.