Passionate and principled capitalists believe in the rights of workers, investors and creative people to reap the rewards of their efforts. If you start a business, invent a new product, or plant in your own field, you should get to keep the profits… after paying your workers fairly, of course. We’re talking about capitalists with principles.
In an ideal world, this can be a good system. I’m motivated to work hard because I get paid in a manner that is equal to my effort and my risk. Because I live in a world in which I, personally, cannot do everything myself, I rely on other people to work hard and get paid so that there are goods and services for me to purchase.
In an ideal world, everyone benefits.
We do not live in an ideal world.
In the entertainment industry, it is more than a little common...
In an ideal world, this can be a good system. I’m motivated to work hard because I get paid in a manner that is equal to my effort and my risk. Because I live in a world in which I, personally, cannot do everything myself, I rely on other people to work hard and get paid so that there are goods and services for me to purchase.
In an ideal world, everyone benefits.
We do not live in an ideal world.
In the entertainment industry, it is more than a little common...
- 10/21/2016
- by Martha Thomases
- Comicmix.com
Now you make your house pop with—what else?—Pop Art. Barneys New York has just launched a home collection of punchy pieces inspired by one of the popular art movement's most beloved artists, Roy Lichtenstein. The best part? At $28 to $295 the arty decor won't set you back as much as a Lichtenstein painting, but still offers you the opportunity to display the artist's prints in quirky cute ways. Take his classic Drawing for Kiss II decorating a massive beach blanket or his iconic Baked Potato print found on playful place mats. And for those who can't commit to Lichstenstein decor, a handy tote bag and water bottle emblazoned with his artwork offer the perfect alternative for...
- 4/30/2013
- E! Online
You sure wouldn’t know that the world is in an economic crisis by looking at the prices that have been paid recently for original art. Both Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses, who’s recent auctions collectively tallied $266,591,000, established record sale prices for pieces of art including the most expensive work ever sold at auction, Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ which garnered a whopping $120 million!
Fans of comic art began to scream themselves when Roy Lichtenstein’s painting, ‘Sleeping Girl,’ sold for $45 million, a record price for any of his works. Lichtenstein is often criticized by comic art enthusiasts for not having credited the long list of comic artists whose work he used as subject matter for his paintings. Comparisons of ‘Sleeping Girl’ and the Tony Abruzzo panel which it is derived from, as well as dozens of other comparisons, can be seen here. David Barsalou deconstructs Lichtenstein...
Fans of comic art began to scream themselves when Roy Lichtenstein’s painting, ‘Sleeping Girl,’ sold for $45 million, a record price for any of his works. Lichtenstein is often criticized by comic art enthusiasts for not having credited the long list of comic artists whose work he used as subject matter for his paintings. Comparisons of ‘Sleeping Girl’ and the Tony Abruzzo panel which it is derived from, as well as dozens of other comparisons, can be seen here. David Barsalou deconstructs Lichtenstein...
- 6/12/2012
- by Gerry Giovinco
- Comicmix.com
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