Originally Posted by
Neo1
And people wanting to gain as much as possible is also exactly what is wrong with capitalism. The ones with money make even more money by keeping the working classes in poverty, and they do that with their disgusting lobbyism. The only people in America with any real kind of influence are the ones with a big tank of money.
Neither system is perfect, but why not strive for perfection?
People usually argue that capitalism is necessary because otherwise there would be no real incentive to create better products and whatnot. Well i personally believe that equality is a million times more important than creating incentive (ie. profits) for companies to pursue. This profit-hunting is totally undermining democracy, the same democracy that the critics of communism is trying to defend.
Has anyone here seen the documentary, "The Union"? I realize that it is a completely unrelated matter, but still, the pharmaceutical lobbying described in that film is exactly what i'm talking about, lobby against change, to increase profits, it's disgusting!