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...fact, assets grew so quickly that the firm decided to close both its Stock and its Balanced portfolios to new investors--a decision that benefits current shareholders but not necessarily the firm since it collects a percentage of assets. "We are capitalists," says Gunn, "but long-term capitalists. And if you're a long-term capitalist, you need long-term satisfied customers." After months of informal conversation about skyrocketing inflows, the decision to close the two funds and potentially cut their income was made by more than a dozen people sitting around a conference table...
...when communists in other countries have all but vanished. While the largest Japanese parties lack a clear and cohesive identity, the JCP may benefit by virtue of actually standing for something-even if what it stands for is "a socialist/communist society," as stated in its manifesto, in a decidedly capitalist country. "The JCP is a boutique party, but it's the only political party in Japan that has a strong grassroots organization," says Lam. "In a way, the communists are probably the most modern political party in Japan." Despite holding just 18 of the 722 seats in the Diet...
...death penalty; he raised property taxes 18% to deal with a deficit, the ultimate G.O.P. sin. He did trim spending as well, an activity formerly associated with Republicans, and he's tilted towards conservative approaches on welfare, homelessness, and "social promotion" in education; he's a capitalist at heart, revered in the business community. But his citywide bans on smoking and transfats in bars and restaurants reflect his nanny-state liberalism, and his administration is dominated by Democrats...
...role in American stem-cell science. "He used to be an orthopedic surgeon, so he has a good sense in connecting his research to a practical application," says Yoshiki Sasai, a stem-cell scientist at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe. "He's like a venture [capitalist]. He couldn't do big-scale research, so he narrowed his focus and gave everything...
...reactionary “nattering nabobs of negativism,” who demand self-sacrifice for deliverance from impending doom. The challenges of our age will not be solved by self-righteous prating and an overblown guilt complex, but by practical, self-confident innovation, and a recognition that capitalist consumerism has brought clear-cut benefits for the vast majority of mankind...