[MD] Protestant Capitalism

[John Carl]

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Krimel <Krimel at krimel.com> wrote:


> [Krimel]
> Money is dynamic because it is a generalized conditioned reinforcer. In and
> of itself it has no Value. It becomes Valuable because we can use it to
> acquire other things that are primary reinforcers: food, shelter, sex drugs
> and rock and roll. They say money can't buy everything but I figure that
> what you can buy, you can often rent.
>
> It is a bit like what Pirsig says about carbon atoms. Since money can be
> associated with all sorts of Valuable experiences the Value of those
> experiences rubs off on money. Like carbon, money is promiscuous.
>


It is also a bit like what the bible says and has become a common aphorism,
"Love of money is the root of all evil"

Thus Money as a MEASURE of value is moral and money as SOURCE of value is
immoral.

John C.