RE: Atheists becoming less unpopular?
April 19, 2017 at 5:35 pm
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2017 at 5:36 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 19, 2017 at 4:19 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Capitalism is short-term gain at the expense of long-term loss. But, yes, you are absolutely right (and, absolutely wrong at the same time!) Capitalism is better than socialism, in the short-term. As such, capitalism is, inevitably, destined to fall into the Tragedy of the Commons:If you say so.
Quote:In capitalism, people have every incentive to cheat, to exploit their neighbors, close and far, to bend and break every rule, so long as they can get away with doing so! Socialism, at least, says that everyone is going to have a minimum and maximum (to insure the minimum) standard of living; as such, the temptation to cheat long-term or short-term is much less than it is with the "free markets".....okay, if you say so, but-
-how is socialism going to provide those goods and services?
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