Capitalism is evil

[pico]

In that system, you pay people to do things they don't want to do. Sounds like prostitution to me. If you don't like your job, and you're still working there, you're pretty much a prostitute. When you get paid, you pay other people to do things they don't want to do. The golden whore who can hire the most whore to do shit is called the CEO.

That is Economics 101. Just saved you pre-college kids a semester of tuition here.

[AgainstAllOdds]

wow...sounds like your pretty pissed off at the world.

[Kerfuffle]

Thanks for the lesson Mr. Mao Tse-Tung Jr.

[gummo]

[RogueJuror]

Pico Man you are spot on. Remember, slavery wasn't abolished, it was just reduced to 8 hours a day.

[HAPPY BOY]

Communism is no great shakes.

[capitalist pig]

LOL, Pico, next time I have a company meeting Im going to insist upon being addressed as the "Golden Whore".

later

[slacker00]

Caplitalism is a-moral, meaning it is neither inherently good or inherently evil. It is a human invention which helps guide economic policy in a society.

Let's examine a much simpler to understand human invention, the wheel, for comparison. The wheel has many many benefits, which I think we can all understand and acknowlege. Some may hate the wheel because it does cause some problems, such as pollution, accidents, etc. Some may love the wheel, maybe race car fans or people that like to travel by automobile. Many of us may take the wheel for granted. The key is to take the wheel at face value and instead consider how people are using the wheel as a society in general and individuals in particular, rather than focus on one particular aspect of the wheel.

Same goes for capitalism. Capitalism isn't "magic" any more than the wheel. It can be useful for many ways, regarding guiding economic policy, but it can also cause accidents & problems of various kinds if used irresponsibly. Anyone who thinks Capitalism is some kind of magical solution to every economic problem seems stupid to me. It's like someone saying the wheel can be the magic solution to any transportation problem, which we all know is ridiculous otherwise our navy would be on wheels. Consider Capitalism a powerful tool which can be usefully integrated into a complex economy, but don't assume it's some magic pill that will cure every economic problem. That's snake oil and superstition. Take capitalism for what it is and use it where appropriate.

[InTheHole]

People do what they dont want to do all the time to get what they want or need

[ms61853]

In that system, you pay people to do things they don't want to do. Sounds like prostitution to me. If you don't like your job, and you're still working there, you're pretty much a prostitute. When you get paid, you pay other people to do things they don't want to do. The golden whore who can hire the most whore to do shit is called the CEO.

That is Economics 101. Just saved you pre-college kids a semester of tuition here.

Sounds to me like you never took a course in economics or philosophy. It's true, most people don't have the luxury of working at a job they love, but so what? You got a better system in mind?

Since capitalism is so evil, let's just create a State run system which sets your production quota and executes you if you don't meet it.

[nosniboR11]

Pico = Idiot

[20Four7]

People are inherntly greedy and evil that's why no system works. The greedy evil bastards enslave others no matter what the system is. It really doesn't matter, since captialism and communism cause mass destruction either way.

Now why don't we discuss whether God exists and why he/she lets this happen?

[losturmarbles]

and prostitution is a bad thing?
seriously

[losturmarbles]

People are inherntly greedy and evil that's why no system works. The greedy evil bastards enslave others no matter what the system is. It really doesn't matter, since captialism and communism cause mass destruction either way.

Now why don't we discuss whether God exists and why he/she lets this happen?

what is greed?

[slacker00]

People are inherntly greedy and evil that's why no system works. The greedy evil bastards enslave others no matter what the system is. It really doesn't matter, since captialism and communism cause mass destruction either way.

Now why don't we discuss whether God exists and why he/she lets this happen?

I don't think people are inherently greedy other than the basic survival instinct. If surviving is greed, then it is what it is.

Otherwise, in descending order people generally look out for self, loved ones, family, community, nation, mankind in that order. It takes someone with a lot of imagination, intellectual integrity, peace of mind, etc to care about someone over in AFrica or China from over here in the USA.

When we have strong and secure individuals we get strong families. When we have strong families we have strong communities, it takes strong communities to build a strong nation. Right now, I think we are decaying at very basic level of human strength, the individual, and it feeds up all the way to the top. There is too much fear about the economy, the housing crisis, jobs, not to mention national security. Fear is an evil thing because it erodes confidence and tears apart society from the bottom up. When GWB talks about terror and fear regarding the economy and points, four fingers are pointing right back at himself. GWB is the real terrorist, IMHO. Al-Quaida is just a gang of thug punks. GWB is a fear monger.

[pico]

GWB is the real terrorist, IMHO. Al-Quaida is just a gang of thug punks. GWB is a fear monger.

[RageWizard]

Capitalism is great, you get to try an exploit other people for your own gain. It is like in the natural world where the strong survive and the weak get to be lunch meat.

[slacker00]

Sounds to me like you never took a course in economics or philosophy. It's true, most people don't have the luxury of working at a job they love, but so what? You got a better system in mind?

Since capitalism is so evil, let's just create a State run system which sets your production quota and executes you if you don't meet it.

I'll take a dictatorship as long as I get to be dictator.

I'll take capitalism as long as I get all of the money.

Otherwise, I'll take a mixed economy.