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GulfCoast66

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10. I would say American Capitalism.

Reply to TalenaGor (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 11:45 PM

Apr 2019

Because Canadian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, New Zealand and many other types of capitalism work pretty well. Not perfect, mind you. But what is perfect.

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this is why capitalism sucks... [View all] TalenaGor Apr 2019 OP

What does that have to do with capitalism? Loki Liesmith Apr 2019 #1

I think the issue is that Capitalism tends to distribute resources rgbecker Apr 2019 #4

I am not questioning your held values. You have thought about them, I am some Blue_true Apr 2019 #7

Well, to suggest Socialism as you think was operational in the Soviet Union rgbecker Apr 2019 #9

In no situation has socialism worked. Capitalism has mostly worked, but with flaws. Blue_true Apr 2019 #11

fair enough....what is it that I am hating about this? TalenaGor Apr 2019 #5

They are going into unemployment the way they led, Blue_true Apr 2019 #8

And they're going into it with a $1,000,000 payout in their pocket SharonAnn Apr 2019 #12

you cant collect unemployment if you have earnings Mosby Apr 2019 #14

not sure about most States but in Washington TalenaGor Apr 2019 #16

K&R Kurt V. Apr 2019 #2

Weak system. Karadeniz Apr 2019 #3

I agree with you, that is screwed up. nt Blue_true Apr 2019 #6

I would say American Capitalism. GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #10

That's not capitalism, that's just plain stupidity and greed uponit7771 Apr 2019 #13

It is the American corrupt crony version of capitalism, versus a highly regulated, but still robust Celerity Apr 2019 #15