{"id":717,"date":"2011-03-23T10:03:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T17:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewliberty.com\/?p=717"},"modified":"2011-03-23T10:03:54","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T17:03:54","slug":"capitalism-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/matthewliberty\/2011\/03\/23\/capitalism-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitalism &amp; Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\" style=\"margin: 1em\">\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Twenty_dollar_bills.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"$620 in 31 twenty-dollar bills.\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/Twenty_dollar_bills.JPG\/300px-Twenty_dollar_bills.JPG\" alt=\"$620 in 31 twenty-dollar bills.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m a huge fan of capitalism, I think it\u2019s more than fair that we live in a system in which you can win or lose based on your ability to innovate and create a customer base. If you are unable to do these things than you need to get a job working for someone else versus attempting to run your own business. I hear so many people complain about the system, but it is a replica of the animal kingdom\u2026the strong will survive and the weak will be eaten (unless you\u2019re lucky enough to get a bailout from the government).<\/p>\n<p>That being said, I find it immensely ironic that the government tells businesses what to do yet the government does not know how to make money (other than raising taxes\u2026how innovative) nor do they know how to live within their means\u2026but we\u2019re suppose to take business advice from them?? Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the point, to be honest though I\u2019m not sure what it is\u2026more an opinion. If I am dumb enough to give someone my money so be it, if I\u2019m smart enough to know how to make money, so be it! I have to be accountable for my actions in the equation rather than point fingers at everything else. For instance, one of my businesses tends to have a lot of overhead and government intervention, so rather than bitch about it forever; I am slowly transitioning out of that business into areas that carry less overhead and intervention.<\/p>\n<p>I guess this goes back to what I have discussed before, life is about choices. But I must say that an equally important aspect is being accountable for yourself and not passing the buck. We all have sad stories and trauma that have affected our lives, but does that take you off the hook? No, sorry, it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Good or bad, you need to own your life, your choices, and the outcomes. This is true in capitalism and in life, be aware and make changes as needed\u2026be light on your feet and ready to switch directions. This isn\u2019t your great grandfathers world anymore, you don\u2019t have to be a shoe salesman for 65 years; we have far more opportunity today than ever before\u2026and the strong will survive!<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;height: 15px\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"float: right\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=f96f014f-d333-4ee2-8590-aba18159ea6f\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a huge fan of capitalism, I think it\u2019s more than fair that we live in a system in which you can win or lose&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,20,25,26,29,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business","category-entrepreneurship","category-government","category-humanity","category-innovation","category-life","category-motivation","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Capitalism &amp; 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