Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Back when Capitalism was young & good & virtuous 

When capitalism was young, rebellious and innocent We’ve all grown up hearing this phrase in our childhood fables. I only recently connected these occupations to the origins of capitalism.  Before there was capitalism, there was feudalism. That was when all the power was vested in the church, the nobility (kings, lords, etc.) and the landed gentryContinue reading “Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Back when Capitalism was young & good & virtuous “