(May 13, 2017 at 4:44 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote:(May 13, 2017 at 4:23 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I really am sick of too many on the far right thinking "capitalism" is a form of government.
I dunno if it's a form of government... I don't know much about corporations, business or politics.
But I do know that capitalism works and alternatives don't.
But certainly capitalism can be taken much too far.
I think me and you should do a political compass test. That will let you know where I stand on the line between capitalism and socialism.
https://www.politicalcompass.org/test
ETA:
Mine:
Humans will always chase after resources.
China is also a capitalist country, it allows western businesses.
What I object to isn't business, but a free for all market. Even China is now realizing that decades of lack of regulation are causing huge pollution problems. So when you say "capitalism works", for whom? The Un Family could not pay an army if they were not producing something and didn't have global investments. Same with the Castro Family, Fidel's estimated personal wealth was $800,000,000.
Regulations are not harmful in and of themselves. When they are put in place to motivate business to provide and invent, like the government mandates on cars with seat belts and air bags helped improve cars.
I am not anti private sector, just anti abuse, anti monopoly, pro funding of products that improve lives, not greed that simply is out to exploit.
