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Showing Original Post only (View all)DU POLL: Will Capitalism as we see it today eventually fail? [View all]
My hunch is capitalism will cease to exist in the 21st century. It does not serve well millions upon millions of people and often is simply a tool for the exploitation of others. Also, the concept of endless growth to succeed in a finite space makes little sense into the future. It often rewards the worst behaviors in mankind.
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Yep, I have a similar fear. It will not go down/change or adapt to a new system quietly. One of
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#5
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DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#15
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DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#22
Meanwhile, your next door banker neighbor was driving a brand new Lincoln Navigator and
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#50
That's my thought here too, that it's a model for the future, not necessarily operational
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#14
No. Maybe the American brand of exploitative "top-down" capitalism. But capitalism is strong.
jpljr77
Nov 2012
#8
Yes, that is a form of capitalism that could work IMO, modeled such that it benefits all and not
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#19
Don't You Think Some Folks Here Are Looking For More A Fundamental Departure From The Present System
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#29
Yep, I think it will/could improve as long as the ship is steered in the right direction. You make
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#31
As for example in housing ... Often we hear build, build, build ... but does that mean we
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#33
Sad, but quite true. The current model is gutting the country much as corporations that benefited
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#35
Sadly, for the most part, it seems to me humans often only react to catastrophic
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#37
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DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#23
I hope so, I think we might be seeing the beginning of it swinging back ... more and
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#38
Sadly, the past three decades have seen the pendulum swing waaaaaay to far to deregulation
RomneyLies
Nov 2012
#40
It IS human nature. You're right. Obviously since it's been around for so long.
randome
Nov 2012
#46
Any system that must constantly grow to survive cannot sustain in a finite environment.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#61