No, simply that the driving force, greed, curroption, desire to abuse a system/workers/people is not a trait exlusive to any form of government, monetray system etc, these are social/education/moral problems
Who said power was exclusive to capitalism? Not me. China is a non-capitalist system? I beg to differ. Most of the corporations produce their goods there under a capitalist system. It's specifically because they are so amenable to capitalist ideals.
I feel capitalism is A major problem. I do not think it is THE ONLY problem, I do not think another system is necessarily the answer, but I am not apposed to it either. I think it is extremely unrealistic that another system would be implemented though. So, for the sake of reality, I am for doing whatever we can to improve…
geez, that's a rather creepy methaphor that you used Greevar. and greed is a quite primal thing. it's been with us for thousands of years, so why would that change in a new system? there will never be a system where everyone has everything that they want anyway.
I believe you two are working under two different definitions. You're thinking of capitalism in the sense of a Laissez-faire system, a free-market system. He's thinking of it more in the sense of a system that's governed by capital accumulation. Yours is more accurate in the classical sense, his is more accurate as far as…
I agree. I think the "scrap the current system for a new different system" argument falls apart because all systems have weaknesses and a new system would just bring new problems along with most of the old ones you already tamed years ago. It's probably more stable and sustainable to reform the current system whatever that…
Greevar, I think you're going just a bit hyperbolic. This isn't a case of 6 evil mustache-twirling villains dictating the system. You could kill every billionaire alive and it wouldn't do anything to fix the problem, because it's the system not the individuals. The problem is capitalism.
A: ) Our current form of capitalism relies on this though to work. B: ) Is somewhat against modern human nature.* If a system of economics requires this to keep things in part "equal" between the employee and employer. Isnt that system setting up for failure off the bat. *No on can ever have families.
Well, he's positing the free choice of exchanging goods and services, which is in no way unique to capitalism (and takes the teeth out of the system). Barter based economies by definition also have this. The only thing that makes Capitalism unique as an economic system is profits, which is what having private property…