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Do Capitalists Go Too Far?
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Item Title Do Capitalists Go Too Far?
Guest Forbes, Malcolm S.
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedJanuary 07, 1988
Description

One of the world's most exuberant capitalists attacks the question with verve. One

sample: WFB: "I think it's true that, in democracies in particular, people tend to want to

punish a system because there are conspicuous people within it who, in their judgment,

abuse that system. Now, would you concede that we have very conspicuous abusers of

capitalism right now?" MSF: "Oh, no question. I don't know that they're worse now

than they ever were, they're just on a larger take basis, they're dealing with larger

sums--Mr. Boesky and Company. I really think that in this country we take the

functioning of capitalism for granted, but we're not happy about those many who fall

through the net. We're not happy with the unsolved problems. And it's not just villainy,

there are shortcomings in capitalism."

Language(s)
Country of Origin
Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 60 minutes
FormatMoving Image
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram S0767
Record Number80040.1012
NotesVideo available through special order.
RightsCopyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

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