Understanding why people succeed, and how the rules of society contribute to such success is a valid criticism not a “swipe at successful people”. And all membe

Understanding why people succeed, and how the rules of society contribute to such success is a valid criticism not a “swipe at successful people”. And all members of society have a right to examine the consequences of the rules we mutually create; business owners are not a special class of citizen that has superior right to examine society. I say that as a business owner with 500 employees. If the rules of society have been used in unexpected ways and created unintended consequences, why not examine them and evaluate a better alternative. If some one is talented they will successful under different rules. Your last sentence ignores so much reality. China has lots of large successful businesses and clearly ignored “economic independence”. Commerce is merely one arm of multiple vectors of state objectives. Time will tell if America, with its libertarian, government hands off ideal will prove to be the most effective system. Let’s be clear. There is nothing free about a market dominated by monopolies. There will be less successful people, less new business formation, less innovation, and less wealth creation over time if monopolies and dualopolies stifle competition.