LDS Liberty interviews Rick Koerber – “The Free Capitalist” / Capitalism is the moral basis for a free society / God is the Author of Prosperity / Faith Begins with Self-Interest / Agency Implies Stewardship / Perspective Determines Actions / People Are Assets / Human Life Value is the Source and Creator of All Property Value / Dollars Follow Value / Exchange Creates Wealth / Profit is the Tool of Validation / Productivity is the Standard / Force Destroys Freedom and Prosperity / Collective Action has no Unique Moral Authority / Personal Liberty Requires Private Property
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This guy strikes me as a slimy opportunist. I heard his morning radio show for months and never heard him talking about the “founding fathers” or “initiation of force” or “awaking to our awful situation”. He tailors his words to his audience and to the political winds.
His assessment of Campaign For Liberty is neither factual nor fair. The whole point of the C4L that grew out of the Presidential campaign was to get as many freedom-oriented candidates into races and into office, not to elect Ron Paul as a “magic bullet” answer as President. Ron Paul himself said that simply winning the Presidency wouldn’t be enough. This does, however, ignore the real fact that having a Constitutional President with veto power and control of the Executive Branch could have a substantial impact on many things… definitely enough of a difference to be worth working to accomplish.
Mr. Koerber’s “2 years studying the founders” apparently didn’t expose him to enough of their ideas to prevent him from hosting a party for Giuliani during the GOP primary, a candidate who was openly hostile to those very ideas during the debates on every occasion and every issue with the lone exception of a great answer he gave about health care.
I have watched Koerber for years lurking in conservative circles and the liberty movement pimping his infomercial program, doing nothing to actually advance freedom that wasn’t through the means of his own benefit, and tearing down everything that might do so that wasn’t. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to make money, but as an advocate of liberty I do not trust him.
Spencer,
you’re right. Don’t trust him! But what are you going to do about it? Suing him for misstrust on your side? Don’t be so fussy! If you are truly an advocate of liberty, take your own action. I bet you.
Cheers from Germany,
Andi
Perhaps Mr Koerber will have more time to study while cooling his heels in jail.
He is under federal indictment as of last may for mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion due to a $100 million ponzi scheme.
I wish he would quit saying he was a Mormon since I believe it reflects badly on our faith.
But then again that is probably how he sold his ponzi scheme. Affinity fraud is oh so popular.
Spencer W. Morgan is spot on. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Rick Koerber is at least as good at deceiving people as Amalickiah must have been. He promised my son $1300 a month if my son would invest $43,000 in his company. After 3 payments, the checks stopped coming. My son was unable to contact Rick, or to even find someone in his company who would promise to get a message to him. Rick had told him that his money would be used to purchase a piece of income producing real estate. My son has been unable to contact anyone in Rick Koerber’s organization that even knows what happened to his money. My son was just beginning to come back to Church, and based his decision to invest all his savings with Rick on the fact that Rick was active LDS, as of course he lets everyone know. Now my son lives paycheck to paycheck, having lost everything. And apparently this is the same thing that has happened to many others. If I owed someone money, and was unable to pay it, I would get in touch with them, explain the situation, ask for time, try to arrive at some mutually agreed upon solution, i.e., show good faith. Rick Koerber has done none of those things. He talks the talk, but he doesn’t walk the walk.