rickertson wrote: There's a lot of truth to this post... it's important to our success that we learn from our Eastern counterparts. What you say makes a lot of sense. I've been in finance for a long time and it's the people who learn to adapt and are open to new ideas from other cultures that make it ahead. Let's move ahead and think about building a new economy with a more evolved structure. Great entry. Thanks for the read. 10/13/2008 3:45 PM EDT
	nywallstreet wrote: Mr. Zhang makes a strong and compelling argument. We cannot go with outdated models or solutions to solve the financial problems we currently face. 10/15/2008 4:46 PM EDT
	Petph2006 wrote: Great arguments! Highly recommended. He has a very interesting backgroud. Makes a lot of sense. 10/15/2008 4:50 PM EDT
	shkew wrote: He seems to offer sound advice and cautions us to steer away from political rhetoric and face the issue squarely. 10/15/2008 4:55 PM EDT
	phaterp wrote: Strong points. I am following the economy and its fluctuations as never before..... 10/15/2008 4:59 PM EDT
	CUSA2008 wrote: He is right-we need to stop arguing theory and implement a sound solution. I am passing this article to my friends. 10/16/2008 11:13 AM EDT
	nywallstreet wrote: Love the last line comparing a black and white cat, very timely, considering the upcoming election and the over emphasis on race. 10/18/2008 1:36 PM EDT
	yhmr wrote: "I don’t care if the cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice. " I agree! Who cares if the President is black or white. Let's get the economy back on tract. 10/18/2008 6:51 PM EDT
	Petph2006 wrote: Let's not get confused - this is not a discussion about race- it is about socialism vs. capitalism, and saying it does not matter. 10/19/2008 3:47 PM EDT
	shkew wrote: Black or white cats is not about the ethnic background of the future President, it is just a way to compare socialism vs. capitalism. 10/19/2008 4:02 PM EDT

	riversagm wrote: Our economic stability is the foundation on which everything else should be built; let’s get to work on getting this right. Who cares about socialism vs. capitalism, let’s make our country financially strong again. 10/20/2008 10:20 PM EDT
	CatsLover2008 wrote: An interesting tie in to the last line of Mr. Zhang’s article: [October 20, 2008, New York] The IAMS 2008 cat championship at Madison Square Garden was attended by Barack Obama and John McCain. It was a hard fought battle between Obama the Bombay cat and McCain the British shorthair. 10/21/2008 7:48 PM EDT
	Bombay wrote: I am the beautiful black cat, and I claim a 2-to-1 victory. Click my name to see more photos..... 10/21/2008 10:19 PM EDT
	BritishShorthair wrote: I am not Bush the white cat. I am the gray cat. Call me another “Joe the Plumber cat” for McCain. 10/21/2008 11:15 PM EDT

riversagm wrote: For the sake of our kids, Democrats and Republicans need to stop fighting and work together to get this mess fixed. The title of this article says we need to stop arguing, I agree! Let’s got down to basics and make sound decisions for our economy and forget about labels! 10/29/2008 7:51 PM EDT

	yhmr wrote: Obama inspires his historic victory. On November 4, 2008, America opened its history book, turned the page and started a new chapter of change! 11/8/2008 1:16 PM EST
	Petph2006 wrote: The media's coverage of this Presidential race was heavily slanted towards Obama. The Obama campaign knows this well and have crafted the perfect Rock Star candidate, got more coverage than Mccain. News coverage of the President election has favored Obama, the Democratic nominee for the White House. 11/10/2008 5:30 PM EST
	phaterp wrote: Americans want Obama to fix the economy first, Obama makes economy top priority. Will Obama deliver on his promises? Unfortunately, most Presidents have suffered from the freshmen blues in their first year in the White House. Focus should be on the economy! 11/10/2008 10:36 PM EST

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 Comment by Mole Man

2008-10-15 08:02:50

The 100 year old debate about Socialism being in opposition to Capitalism is no longer relevant or useful. Real economic change is much more complex and interesting than all that. At this point even the more modern Keynesian economics are ancient to the point of being merely quaint. Check out Fengbo Zhang says in regard to arguments about Socialism. We’re all using a mix of policies and have been for a while now, so let’s talk about that instead of some musty, old fairy tail theories.

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Comment by ella

2008-10-15 10:23:45

good point, MoleMan. (Is your first name Adrian?)

If you ask most people, they can’t give you a working definition of fascism, socialism or communism. Mostly they’re just used for name-calling these days. We might need new language to describe ney hybrid systems?