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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 3408588" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Man quoting Noam Chomsky is like proudly displaying Communist Party credentials.&nbsp; Of course Capitalism is exploitive.&nbsp; But no other system has done more to lift more out of poverty.&nbsp; Ask the Chinese.&nbsp; Where you seem to get hung up is that not everyone is equal.&nbsp; You seem to think we&#039;ll all do great with the right system.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t work that way, never will.&nbsp; Even the Communists valued some over others.&nbsp; Are the corporations making a buck off our labor?&nbsp; Sure, so what?&nbsp; You can go pretty far, have plenty in this system.&nbsp; Build a better mousetrap, do even better.&nbsp; There are untold millions who aren&#039;t inclined towards ambition, perfectly fine putting in their time and drawing a paycheck.&nbsp; Should they get as much as the guy working 16-20 hrs a day to get his business started and growing?&nbsp; Or the guy who gets the education then climbs the company ladder?&nbsp; We can argue fair compensation, but too many times what&#039;s considered fair is unrealistic.&nbsp; Communism has been tried.&nbsp; And some countries in Europe have gone overboard with the socialism, and need bailing out.&nbsp; It may be dog eat dog in the States, but the competition has been good for the consumer, and we at least never lack for choice.&nbsp; Of course I&#039;ll be ripped for saying this by someone, but until they can prove there&#039;s a better way that doesn&#039;t involve a small population or special circumstances like a large oil supply it&#039;s unlikely we&#039;ll ever come up with a better way in a nation this large.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 3408588, member: 24302"] Man quoting Noam Chomsky is like proudly displaying Communist Party credentials. Of course Capitalism is exploitive. But no other system has done more to lift more out of poverty. Ask the Chinese. Where you seem to get hung up is that not everyone is equal. You seem to think we'll all do great with the right system. Doesn't work that way, never will. Even the Communists valued some over others. Are the corporations making a buck off our labor? Sure, so what? You can go pretty far, have plenty in this system. Build a better mousetrap, do even better. There are untold millions who aren't inclined towards ambition, perfectly fine putting in their time and drawing a paycheck. Should they get as much as the guy working 16-20 hrs a day to get his business started and growing? Or the guy who gets the education then climbs the company ladder? We can argue fair compensation, but too many times what's considered fair is unrealistic. Communism has been tried. And some countries in Europe have gone overboard with the socialism, and need bailing out. It may be dog eat dog in the States, but the competition has been good for the consumer, and we at least never lack for choice. Of course I'll be ripped for saying this by someone, but until they can prove there's a better way that doesn't involve a small population or special circumstances like a large oil supply it's unlikely we'll ever come up with a better way in a nation this large. [/QUOTE]

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