Comments on: Chapter 13: Franklin Was Bourgeois, But Not Prudence Only http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2007/04/17/chapter-13/ Deirdre McCloskey Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deirdre McCloskey http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2007/04/17/chapter-13/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Deirdre McCloskey Wed, 09 May 2007 16:17:45 +0000 http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2007/04/17/chapter-13/#comment-195 Dear Allen, I don't think Ben's newspapers and other publications were aimed at the elite. Deirdre Dear Allen,

I don’t think Ben’s newspapers and other publications were aimed at the elite.

Deirdre

]]> By: Allen Tanttari http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2007/04/17/chapter-13/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Allen Tanttari Tue, 01 May 2007 00:26:03 +0000 http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2007/04/17/chapter-13/#comment-146 Franklin's use of capitalism to further his finicial gains seem to show how he is not affraid of competition. He may be in fact favoring more competition but at the same token his newspaper businesses were tailored for social elite or middle class members of society. Also anyway Franklin could make a buck could be said too because on one hand he openly did not favor slavery but he still posted many articles from slave owners demanding their slaves back. Must be a captialst ideal or thought. Franklin’s use of capitalism to further his finicial gains seem to show how he is not affraid of competition. He may be in fact favoring more competition but at the same token his newspaper businesses were tailored for social elite or middle class members of society. Also anyway Franklin could make a buck could be said too because on one hand he openly did not favor slavery but he still posted many articles from slave owners demanding their slaves back. Must be a captialst ideal or thought.

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