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Capitalism: Is it Working?
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RE: Capitalism: Is it Working?
(June 7, 2013 at 2:09 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Only if the benefits we're crediting to capitalism in any other market don;t hold once we invoke a market government. But why wouldn't they? Sure, some people would abuse the system, but aren't we expecting those people to get out-competed "somehow" by those who "do good" by the system?

nope.

Because consumers dont care over the ethical issues behind the products they consume. Just look at the history of products being produced through inmoral production methods. Look at Ryanair, Apple, Shell, Haliburton and others.

They all have bad reputations, some even have been convicted in courts of being involved in crimes. Yet they are all far from going down the toilet through low sales due to their reputation.
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Capitalism: Is it Working? - by CleanShavenJesus - June 2, 2013 at 2:04 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 2, 2013 at 2:09 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Tiberius - June 2, 2013 at 2:18 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by _xenu_ - June 4, 2013 at 4:33 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by littleendian - June 4, 2013 at 4:39 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 2, 2013 at 2:22 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Sal - June 2, 2013 at 2:26 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 2, 2013 at 2:54 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by festive1 - June 2, 2013 at 3:38 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by cratehorus - June 2, 2013 at 10:28 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 2, 2013 at 11:40 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by DeistPaladin - June 2, 2013 at 11:51 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 3, 2013 at 11:35 am
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by NoraBrimstone - June 3, 2013 at 3:25 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by frankiej - June 3, 2013 at 3:37 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 3, 2013 at 4:12 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 3, 2013 at 4:25 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 3, 2013 at 4:48 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 3, 2013 at 5:08 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by NoraBrimstone - June 3, 2013 at 5:20 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 3, 2013 at 5:34 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 4, 2013 at 1:02 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 4, 2013 at 6:27 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 6, 2013 at 1:21 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Sal - June 3, 2013 at 7:46 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 4, 2013 at 4:55 am
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 3, 2013 at 7:47 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 4, 2013 at 1:04 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 4, 2013 at 1:49 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 4, 2013 at 2:25 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by ideologue08 - June 4, 2013 at 1:54 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Creed of Heresy - June 4, 2013 at 6:37 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 4, 2013 at 7:57 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by dazzn - June 5, 2013 at 10:30 am
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 5, 2013 at 8:08 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Magic Pudding - June 5, 2013 at 12:28 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 5, 2013 at 12:45 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Brian37 - June 5, 2013 at 12:45 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 6, 2013 at 5:58 am
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 6, 2013 at 1:35 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 7, 2013 at 12:01 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Brian37 - June 6, 2013 at 5:16 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by fr0d0 - June 6, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 6, 2013 at 8:09 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Sal - June 6, 2013 at 7:58 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by little_monkey - June 7, 2013 at 8:34 am
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Creed of Heresy - June 6, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 6, 2013 at 11:20 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Tiberius - June 7, 2013 at 1:44 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by CleanShavenJesus - June 7, 2013 at 5:09 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 7, 2013 at 1:50 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 7, 2013 at 2:02 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Creed of Heresy - June 7, 2013 at 1:50 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 7, 2013 at 2:09 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Something completely different - June 7, 2013 at 2:20 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 7, 2013 at 2:17 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 7, 2013 at 2:18 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 7, 2013 at 2:20 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 7, 2013 at 2:22 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 7, 2013 at 2:28 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 7, 2013 at 2:32 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Mister Agenda - June 7, 2013 at 2:59 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Tiberius - June 7, 2013 at 3:42 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Creed of Heresy - June 7, 2013 at 4:05 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 7, 2013 at 3:50 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Minimalist - June 7, 2013 at 4:19 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Tiberius - June 7, 2013 at 4:22 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Ryantology - June 8, 2013 at 4:05 am
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by The Grand Nudger - June 7, 2013 at 5:09 pm
RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by Brian37 - June 7, 2013 at 6:19 pm
Re: RE: Capitalism: Is it Working? - by fr0d0 - June 8, 2013 at 2:05 am

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