Altruism and Capitalism - Ayn Rand

Capitalism and Altruism are not compatible.

“It seems that for some people the idea of compassion entails a complete disregard for or even a sacrifice of their own interests. This is not the case. In fact, you first of all have to have a wish to be happy yourself – if you don’t love yourself like that, how can you love others?” — Dalai Lama XIV

"The problem is not that capitalism is broken. The problem is that we are trying to operate a system in which the money itself is both fiat and usurious. It is the debt-based and usurious nature of our economics that tends towards the creation of the One Percent. It is the reason why rain forests are felled and cash crops sold rather than used to feed the people who need them. And it is also the reason why you and I are encouraged to feel that we never have enough." - "How the Federal Reserve System feeds shopping frenzy" by Sam Gerrans - https://www.rt.com/op-ed/315952-federal-reserve-system-us/

“One of the bitter ironies of the 20th century was that communism, which began as an egalitarian doctrine accusing capitalism of selfishness and calloused sacrifices of others, became in power a system whose selfishness and callousness toward others made the sins of capitalism pale.

In a free market unhampered by well-intentioned busy-body do-gooders pushing intrusive interventionalist policies upon us, we self-interested people who know best about what is best for ourselves would find a way to get by just fine.

Just think about all the options we would enjoy! ” — Thomas Sowell

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Source: Capitalism, The Unknown Ideal (Read by Anna Fields)

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