Day one

What is capitalism?

I hope by reading this blog the average reader will be able to answer this question. I am not going to provide a dictionary definition. I will say this, however. Capitalism is the economic and political ideology which holds a its forefront individual freedom and liberty. At least that's what it means to me.

In this blog I am going to comment on news reports and events in my own life which invite discussion from a capitalist versus socialist perspective. Hopefully this will allow us all to gain a greater understanding of capitalisms' true meaning. I am not a student of economics let alone an actual economist, so my views are very uneducated. I do read, however, and I believe that I have been able to gain an understanding of capitalism and economics. Because I have not been educated on this subject I may occasionally get things wrong. If you do notice an error, please either post a comment or email me, I can't promise I will cange a post, but I will do everything I can to acknowlege the mistake on this blog.