[MD] Protestant Capitalism

[John Carl]

But Craig, the functional experience in the experiment is exactly the same.
 His "more choice" is irrelevant when the choice actually made is the exact
same as mine.


On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 4:24 PM, <craigerb at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> [John]
> > What if my wife's art was to become extremely valuable in the
> > future and a billionaire spent all his fortune on them?  What is the
> > functional difference then in his life and mine?  We both enjoy art.
> > He spends money and I get it free.  Is there any advantage then to
> > being rich?
>
> Yes, of course.  You can choose only art that is free (or within
> your limited budget).  He has a bigger budget, so more choice. Success is
> getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.
> Craig
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