Tired of capitalism? There could be a better way

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3 pointsdjrobstep4 comments

This reads like it was written by an undergrad who just took Socialism 101. Flagged for being tripe as much as for being off-topic.

I was done after the first sentence: "Capitalism is a coercive economic system that creates persistent patterns of economic deprivation."

Objection, your honor. Assumes facts not in evidence.

I mean, I suppose that could possibly be a reasoned opinion. But you're going to have to do a lot better than merely stating it as fact if you want me to believe it.

Agreed. The bell curve in the western world starts considerably above the rest of the world. What is relatively deprived in America, for instance, is already head and shoulders above most of the planet.

Which doesn't mean that it's impossible to build something better. But if you want to build something better, you have to understand what's good about what you're trying to replace.

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