The other day, I went to a Hollywood luncheon crammed with producers, directors, writers and other film industry notables. One of them, Larry Gelbart of "MASH" fame, spoke, telling the group that since capitalism has failed, why don't we try socialism?
Try socialism? Take a sip of it and see how it tastes? It doesn't work that way.
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