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Looking at the falling dollar, the rise of gas, the dying stock market, the housing implosion and the job losses in America, I can only think that America and Americans need to come to a realization: American Capitalism is an utter failure.  It's clear that the notion of a trickle down economy only works in a positive working environment.  However, the uber-idealistic notions of "selfish interest producing positive results" is simply a ruse to justify people stomping on each other.

Adam Smith did not seem to address in detail what occurs in the trickle down economy when a recession/depression or negative stimulus occurs.  But I think many people favor his beliefs because it allows people to act selfish (something that apparently even he remonstrates as immoral to his system).  The other thing he never considered is how to placate those who convert a capitalistic system into a monopoly.  Supposedly, America has a checks and balances system, but I think that system has long been corrupted by lobbyists, special interests and those with deep pockets to regain the mentality of the monarchy.

Also, America is definitely not a free market economy.  All those trade restrictions and rules imposed kill the idealistic version of a free market economy.  I hate the fact that people call America a mixed free market economy.  Call it what it is: whatever the flavor of the time government chooses to support their ideology.

So how can one survive in this world?  There are no new lands that people can move to, with the governments imposing more restrictions to continue to control us.  Mars is just a fantasy just like the moon.  Only the elite of the society can have any hopes of venturing into space.

Well, I think the answer lies in two parts.  The first part is that you can move to a desolate mountain, forest, or part of a country side, cut off your TV and other forms of media access and live off the land in a commune.  Maybe even not be part of a commune.  Grow your own vegetables, fruits and be located just close enough to the outskirts of a town to get your necessities.  Of course, you should pay your taxes and whatnot but essentially you have to become invisible to the world.

The second method is to establish a large corporation with all your friends, purchase a large lot of land, develop on it, and create your own city.  Don't believe this is possible?  Just think of some of these companies like Google, Yahoo, MS, EA, etc.  These are all self-sustaining communities.  You still do everything legally like pay for property tax, etc. but you don't let outsiders come in.  You create your own elite club, just like how the governments have their golf clubs and fraternities that more elites pay to get into so they can maintain these communities of mutual thought.  In these situations, you cannot allow your own selfishness to alienate you from the realization that others are attempting to control you by some means.  Only by subscribing to a limited collective where beliefs are common between people, are you able to survive in the postmdern world.