It's a sad day for American Capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over central park.

Jim Moran
It's a sad day for American Capitalism when a man...
It's a sad day for American Capitalism when a man...
It's a sad day for American Capitalism when a man...
It's a sad day for American Capitalism when a man...
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It's a sad day for American Capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over central park. This quote is used as an example of the excesses of capitalism. The idea is that capitalism, as it is practiced today, is so unchecked and unbridled that it causes people to think bizarre thoughts and do bizarre things. There is no limit to what people will do as long as they can make money off of it.

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