Mercantalism is a root of all evil

[Moon]

Discuss

[Hot Karl]

everyone knows that paris hilton is the root of all evil.

[Rytalin]

^I thought it was Kenny G.

[Sariel]

And here I thought *I* was the root of all evil....

[Moon]

common you guys can do better than that

especially you hot karl

[Senior]

Originally posted by k-pryde:
Discuss

What made you think of this, I'm curious to know.

[Moon]

think hard nolan

think business and ethics

think of the history of mecantalism and the success (and failures?) it has had?

think of exploitation, gangs, the jews, the christians, all religions and cults as a matter of fact...

what is the definition of mercantalism?

think about it

i obviously have my thoughts but i wanna see who has the initiative to think about such a deep issue.

[SEAN!]

Originally posted by k-pryde
think hard nolan

think business and ethics

think of the history of mecantalism and the success (and failures?) it has had?

think of exploitation, gangs, the jews, the christians, all religions and cults as a matter of fact...

what is the definition of mercantalism?

think about it

i obviously have my thoughts but i wanna see who has the initiative to think about such a deep issue.

the definition of mercantilism is different...ill go in depth later but when you say mercantilism in an economic senseyou really mean the setting of trade barriers to protect a developing economy, or developed economy and push tht "buy canada" crap.

ill discuss it further but i just woke up and i need to take a shower and study for a few hours

[Senior]

Main Entry: mer·can·til·ism
Pronunciation: -"tE-"li-z&m, -"tI-, -t&-
Function: noun
1 : the theory or practice of mercantile pursuits : COMMERCIALISM
2 : an economic system developing during the decay of feudalism to unify and increase the power and especially the monetary wealth of a nation by a strict governmental regulation of the entire national economy usually through policies designed to secure an accumulation of bullion, a favourable balance of trade, the development of agriculture and manufactures, and the establishment of foreign trading monopolies

Personally I haven't done much research on this and have a limited understanding of it as a economic philosophy. However from what I know it's a pretty vague term and in practice took on many different variations. It seems fairly close to nationalism though, basically a protectionist policy...

Now as stated I haven't done enough research on it to have a definitive opinion (I'd be swayed pretty easily if presented with the right information) but it would seem to me that it's a re-emerging theory. As globalism continues to fail nations are re-regulating industries and again imposing tariffs on imports/exports to strengthen their economies.

As for this being the root of all evil/good I'm lost on that one.

[Senior]

Just another thought it would seem to me that mercantilism is to nationalism as laissez-faire is to globalism.

[Moon]

keep thinkin about it nolan you're on the right track :y: :y:

sean, of course the economics master will give his deep share on that side of the story =)

[hardstylin]

hmmm havent thought of this since well grade 10 social studies.

[Moon]

commercialization.... exploitaion....

corporations

capitalism...

think deeply about these terms

[Kandyapple]

You sound like a teacher when you talk like that. You seem to express that you possess a lot of knowledge on this topic. People have provided some information why don't you enlighten us with your views perhaps?

[Aki]

wealth based on trade

[hardstylin]

heres my thoughts Mercantalism is NOT the root of all evil mans GREED is, in the end it doesnt matter what system of economics u follow man will find away to exploit because of GREED.

[Moon]

Originally posted by Kandyapple
You sound like a teacher when you talk like that. You seem to express that you possess a lot of knowledge on this topic. People have provided some information why don't you enlighten us with your views perhaps?

do not ever get me wrong i am in no way a teacher

call me a fellow student who wants to know more.. and share what i know as well

[Senior]

Originally posted by hardstylin:
heres my thoughts Mercantalism is NOT the root of all evil mans GREED is, in the end it doesnt matter what system of economics u follow man will find away to exploit because of GREED.

I agree to a certain extent but I don't think that greed is the most deffining principle of all people. All people are greedy to a certain extent however a lot of people are much more sharing than they are greedy. I think to say that all people are greedy is a way of people justiying there own poor behavior.

[Moon]

Originally posted by Senior


I agree to a certain extent but I don't think that greed is the most deffining principle of all people. All people are greedy to a certain extent however a lot of people are much more sharing than they are greedy. I think to say that all people are greedy is a way of people justiying there own poor behavior.

Greed is a result of the basic principle of mercantilism... in other words the business of merchanting. Now if we think of ethics, there are ethical businessmen and unethical ones. Ethical usually means good intentions behind the money making process, aiming to benefit both the supplier and the demandee. Unethical, well pretty much defines most businesses out there in this world.

Now i'm not gonna point fingers and make examples of unethical business just yet, but it is growing in our society, and really in all honesty has been dominant in human society all over the world since the beginning.

But who is to say unethical business always succeeds? Think of stability, controversy and guilt. Who is to say the exploitation of young, beautiful women always sells and sells without any shit on the side? Controversy will always exist. Deviant behavior will always be more difficult to succeed in and sustain that success.

Thats what i have to say for now

[Senior]

Originally posted by k-pryde:
Unethical, well pretty much defines most businesses out there in this world.

There's actually a lot of ethical business' and a growing movement of consumers that are making their decisions to purchase goods based on this. Fair trade companies are an example of this.

[Moon]

Originally posted by Senior


There's actually a lot of ethical business' and a growing movement of consumers that are making their decisions to purchase goods based on this. Fair trade companies are an example of this.

of course

but unethical is dominant you can't deny it

[Senior]

Originally posted by k-pryde:


of course

but unethical is dominant you can't deny it

I'm not denying that there are many unethical business' and I do agree that the majority are.

[QuanNeur]

what alternatives do we have, k-pryde? we're definately not going to see something better in our lifetimes. but sure, one day people will look back on our political and economic systems with the same disdain we have for the monarchies and theocracies of yesteryear.. that scares me... i hate thinking that one day i will be considered obsolete. me, trying to live the most modern, edgy, progressive life i can.. and one day people with think of me as a simpleton of another era. those bastards! anyway i'm drunk. ignore me.

[Moon]

since martha stewart is such a hot topic lets discuss her situation

i say shes going down because she is an EXTREMELY unethical businesswoman who was greedy beyond comprehension. Her ambition was driven by greed and selfishness. I don't deny that she has a great talent for the art of food and home design, but she has used the gift for something totally wrong which was in the end fraud.

i mean how much money do u really fucking need? Did she need to be such a fucking fraud to make the money she needed to make?

fuck martha stewart that fat bitch is going down

[Senior]

On a slightly different note I think that "reality" TV is the root of all evil, seriously.