Life is not fair. Capitalism at least gives people an opportunity to try to succeed. Communism just equally distributes misery. Capitalism has some connection between effort or risk and reward--thus inspiring effort. Communism has to coerce effort by brute force.
Should it be changed? Yes. But not hugely. Freedom is important to everyone, but corruption should be eradicated or at least pushed to a stop point. Many exploit around the world - if we all worked fairly and all work to a good standard we'd get along much better.
people always say i'm wrong but to me, capitalism is the single worst form of governing or whatever you want to call it in the history of the human race. ya i know it's suppose to be about freedom and getting ahead by working hard but if you actually believe that is what has happened you need to give your head a shake. tell me in 10 more years how well it is working.
Capitalism is a system that addresses the individual's acquisition of equity in relation to others and is not intended to be fair to the individual but to make a profit.
Great economic minds of his predicted collapse.
After all, China is a superpower and the communist country ...
I believe so. It's about risk and success. About talents and rewards.
by Scott Belford 9 years ago
It just occurred to me, and I wanted to record it before it slipped away again, that there are two types of Capitalism; Theoretical and Practical (Duh!) What I also noticed is that the endless debates about capitalism between the Right and the Left go on and on, into infinity without each...
by Peter V 10 years ago
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by AnnCee 13 years ago
He says "we've" allowed a few rich people to take all the money and keep it. And "we" need to get it back from them.http://www.theblaze.com/stories/really- … from-them/Anti-capitalism in a big NUT shell.
by Peeples 10 years ago
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by BakerRambles 12 years ago
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by Earl S. Wynn 12 years ago
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