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<blockquote data-quote="JL 0513" data-source="post: 2030131" data-attributes="member: 50088"><p>That's not at all how the economy works. The problem is, is that you focus in on the negative stories inevitable in any society. Every society has its bad apples who don't play by the rules or who are immoral. Bad people will cheat and steal. You can make all kinds of laws and people will break them. Murder is illegal, people continue to murder.</p><p></p><p>You've been convinced that capitalism is bad. How about you open up your mind and look at what it has done. The audio you posted is about the auto industry. You realize that without capitalism, we'd still be riding horseback. Apparently, based on your ideology, you'd much prefer to be living in ancient times before capitalism gave us EVERYTHING we enjoy today. </p><p></p><p>You, on the other hand, seem to support advancements in "sustainable" living. "Green" energy, new forms of transportation, etc. The only way this can happen is capitalism just like every other tech advancement in history. Nothing happens unless someone stands to benefit from it. And what's wrong with that? Would you work your butt off and invest capital in developing something new only to be left poor and hungry on the street? This is what you're not understanding about capitalism. Capitalism is simply trading your services for compensation. Everyone who works and gets a check on Friday is a capitalist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL 0513, post: 2030131, member: 50088"] That's not at all how the economy works. The problem is, is that you focus in on the negative stories inevitable in any society. Every society has its bad apples who don't play by the rules or who are immoral. Bad people will cheat and steal. You can make all kinds of laws and people will break them. Murder is illegal, people continue to murder. You've been convinced that capitalism is bad. How about you open up your mind and look at what it has done. The audio you posted is about the auto industry. You realize that without capitalism, we'd still be riding horseback. Apparently, based on your ideology, you'd much prefer to be living in ancient times before capitalism gave us EVERYTHING we enjoy today. You, on the other hand, seem to support advancements in "sustainable" living. "Green" energy, new forms of transportation, etc. The only way this can happen is capitalism just like every other tech advancement in history. Nothing happens unless someone stands to benefit from it. And what's wrong with that? Would you work your butt off and invest capital in developing something new only to be left poor and hungry on the street? This is what you're not understanding about capitalism. Capitalism is simply trading your services for compensation. Everyone who works and gets a check on Friday is a capitalist. [/QUOTE]
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