Yeah, let’s choose a system that does not reward innovation or productivity.
Oddly enough, if we had that system, you wouldn’t be sitting in front of a computer asking questions on a site that wouldn’t exist.
lp
Are you saying that markets have not increased the standard of living drastically over the past few decades and centuries?
Get real. The Free Market is the only way that we can really get rid of poverty.
And exactly what system would that be? We have the 3rd largest population in the world, along with one of the highest GDPs per capita.
Obviously we aren’t perfect, but you can’t say with a straight face that socialism can do better.
it is difficult to expect to receive a decent living wage if you are NOT willing to WORK at and EARN a decent living wage
A decent living wage is NOT an ” entitlement ” for lazy & shiftless wlfare rats who have NO desire to work
The system we currently live under is NOT capitalism! It is corporatism! The only thing that will work is free market capitalism. Have you ever seen a successful communist or socialist country?
It can. It just hasn’t been tried. Why? Because power-hungry statists would be locked out of power if capitalism shows people that they don’t need government to provide for themselves.
Sounds pretty reasonable to me….
Capitalism – Three guys get stinking rich – and a million people starve to pay for it.
No wonder the republicans love it so much. They hate America.
Name another system that can. The only reason capitalism can’t is because Unions have driven the cost of living up to the point where no company, big or small, can afford to pay what liberals consider a living-wage. That is not the fault of capitalism. That is the fault of liberal union thugs.
You think socialism can do that? Taking money from the people and giving it to other people, printing money to pay off debt, adding debt and increasing the deficit to satisfy the gov’t's spending addiction will not produce your so called living wage.
If you truly believe that socialism or getting rid of “corporations” will solve America’s problems, you have a child’s mind. Grow up and realize that the actions of the federal government have diminished the value of the dollar, and will continue to send America into a spiraling downfall, until something is done about it. That something, is not socialism.
It can and it should but they found out about thirty years that they can make larger profits easier by buying politicians and parties and having the laws written so they don’t have to compete as hard.
Your presumption is wrong on its face. Capitalism does provide decent living wage jobs for families. No other system in the world currently being used or ever used has provide as much wealth for such a large number of people.
The wealth of the United States where our “poor” live like kings compared to the poor of the rest of the world is directly attributed to capitalism.
Not only does capitalism work, it works better than anything ever tried.
No.
Someone got a new crap pipe i see !
What you and I want doesn’t count. The only thing that matters is what the 1% want. .
how about we try Socialism Capitalism
Market economies are still the way to go. They just need more regulation and guidance to keep the outcomes within the range that we want as a society.
We first have to try capitalism
Yeah, because it worked out so well for Soviet Union and Nazi Germany
To paraphrase – Capitalism is a terrible economic system. Unfortunately, there is none better.
It’s going to take a lot more then just a 9% unemployment rate for people to move on from capitalism.
Median American income: $55,000 a year.
Median world income: $12,000 a year.
Yeah, let’s choose a system that does not reward innovation or productivity.
Oddly enough, if we had that system, you wouldn’t be sitting in front of a computer asking questions on a site that wouldn’t exist.
lp
No, because there would be no source of the money to pay those salaries. Where do you think it is going to come from?
it does for at least 80% of families, we could just jail the 20% that’s left or make them slaves or even turn them into soilent-green.
Are you saying that markets have not increased the standard of living drastically over the past few decades and centuries?
Get real. The Free Market is the only way that we can really get rid of poverty.
And exactly what system would that be? We have the 3rd largest population in the world, along with one of the highest GDPs per capita.
Obviously we aren’t perfect, but you can’t say with a straight face that socialism can do better.
Capitalism is good. The Republican version of capitalism is bad.
I agree. Lets put some all-wise, all-powerful, all-knowing angels in charge of the economy. You get the angels. I’ll draw up the plan.
it is difficult to expect to receive a decent living wage if you are NOT willing to WORK at and EARN a decent living wage
A decent living wage is NOT an ” entitlement ” for lazy & shiftless wlfare rats who have NO desire to work
We don’t know if capitalism can do this because we don’t have a capitalist system.
The system we currently live under is NOT capitalism! It is corporatism! The only thing that will work is free market capitalism. Have you ever seen a successful communist or socialist country?
It can. It just hasn’t been tried. Why? Because power-hungry statists would be locked out of power if capitalism shows people that they don’t need government to provide for themselves.
Sounds reasonable enough to me.
Sounds pretty reasonable to me….
Capitalism – Three guys get stinking rich – and a million people starve to pay for it.
No wonder the republicans love it so much. They hate America.
Name another system that can. The only reason capitalism can’t is because Unions have driven the cost of living up to the point where no company, big or small, can afford to pay what liberals consider a living-wage. That is not the fault of capitalism. That is the fault of liberal union thugs.
You think socialism can do that? Taking money from the people and giving it to other people, printing money to pay off debt, adding debt and increasing the deficit to satisfy the gov’t's spending addiction will not produce your so called living wage.
If you truly believe that socialism or getting rid of “corporations” will solve America’s problems, you have a child’s mind. Grow up and realize that the actions of the federal government have diminished the value of the dollar, and will continue to send America into a spiraling downfall, until something is done about it. That something, is not socialism.
It can and it should but they found out about thirty years that they can make larger profits easier by buying politicians and parties and having the laws written so they don’t have to compete as hard.
Your presumption is wrong on its face. Capitalism does provide decent living wage jobs for families. No other system in the world currently being used or ever used has provide as much wealth for such a large number of people.
The wealth of the United States where our “poor” live like kings compared to the poor of the rest of the world is directly attributed to capitalism.
Not only does capitalism work, it works better than anything ever tried.
No. Try working for a living.
The system is fine. Washington DC with all of their regs and taxes on businesses is the broken part.
Socialist that one.
Yes we should try Communism ASAP