Rick Perry Quotes
There is a difference between being a venture capitalist and a vulture capitalist
Romney’s claim to presidential qualification was based on his success as a venture capitalist and his creation of jobs. However, his firm in many cases acquired firms, withdrew cash from the company, weakening the it, and then loading it with debt that it could not sustain, causing large layoffs or bankruptcy where Romney’s firm made big money,
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas (Republican), Unsuccessful Candidate for the Republican Nominee for President, Attack of Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential Primary Campaign, January 11, 2012
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In 1961 the President intervened in a labor dispute in the steel industry with the "understanding" that the steel companies would not raise their prices after the settlement. As soon as there was a settlement prices were raised:. The President "persuaded" the steel executives to rescind the increases.
In 1900 Argentina was the 4th richest country in the world and had a gross domestic product about the same size as the United States. Misgovernment, ego, delusion, and corruption have impeded their progress since. However, Argentina has had the largest proportion of European ancestry citizens in Latin America. Prejudice being what it was, the European ancestry Latinos perceived themselves better than the descendants of the native Indians or Black slaves. So Argentinians even to this day tend to see themselves as superior to the other Latin nations. And at one point they were amongst the richest countries. Bolivia, in contrast, has the highest proportion of indigenous people and they most of all resent the Argentine attitude of superiority.
Leaders of nations for years only trusted as truly patriotic those man—usually nobles of the aristocracy—who owned land. If an invader came and seized their land, they would lose their wealth. However money is fungible, and a banker can easily move his money abroad and join another nation or side in a war. If the country is ruined by war, the manufacturer cannot obtain labor or raw materials, The financier depends on none of these and so hs not the vested interest in the welfare of the nation.
One of the contradictions of capitalism is that at many points in history capitalism has caused and/or contributed to great death and suffering. However, that same capitalism has led to the development of science, technology, agronomy, medicine and education which has saved and preserved millions of lives and raised the standard of living more than anything else.
James Richard "Rick" Perry is an American politician who served as the 14th United States Secretary of Energy from 2017 to 2019 and as the 47th Governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015. Perry also ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections.
