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<blockquote data-quote="JL 0513" data-source="post: 2026321" data-attributes="member: 50088">Your posts make it clear you don&#039;t even know what &quot;capitalism&quot; is. I think you just visualize the Monopoly guy. Capitalism is simply the free market. Make of it what you can.Are you looking for equal results? How do you even think that could be achieved even if we wanted it? You&#039;re not thinking this through.&nbsp; If we tried what you are looking for, we&#039;d ALL be poor and starving except for the benevolent ruler who promised to equalize everyone and provide all of our needs.Ever notice little things like why free societies have an abundance of food?&nbsp; And non-free societies go hungry? We have all the food we can eat because of market incentive. When someone produces something people need and can sell it at profit, you get plenty of supply. If you are not allowed to profit (capitalize on it), you don&#039;t bother producing it. No food. This is the same for everything we have.Compare a car from 2016 to one just 15 years ago. The advancements are astounding. Why do you think this is? Because each automaker determines that you must continue to advance your product to compete and sell, otherwise you&#039;re gone. We&#039;ve seen state run auto industries in the past (Soviets). Worst cars in history because it meant no competition and no incentive to turn out a great product. Profit is the basis of why we live the rich lives we live.Eliminate capitalism and expect....<img src="https://lordalton.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/starving-child-sudan.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Perhaps Americans need to be reminded by pictures like these. Half of America complains about how awful America is. Open up your eyes. We have the greatest existence in human history.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JL 0513, post: 2026321, member: 50088"] Your posts make it clear you don't even know what "capitalism" is. I think you just visualize the Monopoly guy. Capitalism is simply the free market. Make of it what you can. Are you looking for equal results? How do you even think that could be achieved even if we wanted it? You're not thinking this through. If we tried what you are looking for, we'd ALL be poor and starving except for the benevolent ruler who promised to equalize everyone and provide all of our needs. Ever notice little things like why free societies have an abundance of food? And non-free societies go hungry? We have all the food we can eat because of market incentive. When someone produces something people need and can sell it at profit, you get plenty of supply. If you are not allowed to profit (capitalize on it), you don't bother producing it. No food. This is the same for everything we have. Compare a car from 2016 to one just 15 years ago. The advancements are astounding. Why do you think this is? Because each automaker determines that you must continue to advance your product to compete and sell, otherwise you're gone. We've seen state run auto industries in the past (Soviets). Worst cars in history because it meant no competition and no incentive to turn out a great product. Profit is the basis of why we live the rich lives we live. Eliminate capitalism and expect.... [IMG]https://lordalton.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/starving-child-sudan.jpg[/IMG] Perhaps Americans need to be reminded by pictures like these. Half of America complains about how awful America is. Open up your eyes. We have the greatest existence in human history. [/QUOTE]

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