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randome

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33. It's over-population that sucks for any and all economic systems.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 04:03 PM

Mar 2015

We have bred ourselves into disarray.
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Is it Socialism or Capitalism that sucks? [View all] 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 OP

It depends on how you define socialism and capitalism el_bryanto Mar 2015 #1

Stop making sense FrodosPet Mar 2015 #2

Bottom-up Democratic Socialism geared to leverage Worker-Ownership 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #3

Well said. n/t Throd Mar 2015 #5

I agree with you. Liberalynn Mar 2015 #18

Yes... sendero Mar 2015 #36

K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2015 #4

Both are capable of sucking. How systems are implemented matters. Throd Mar 2015 #6

I elaborated some on that here ... 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #7

Leave the private sector in place for the "options" of life and luxuries. hifiguy Mar 2015 #16

Watches do not cost $10K in Basque, Spain 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #17

Both suck without serious checks and balances. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #8

Feudalism and slavery (the two economic 'systems' that preceded capitalism KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #9

Serfdom and slavery can easily be a part of regulated or unregulated. nt. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #10

Sorry, meant to say 'feudalism' (not 'serfdom'). Now edited to KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #11

History of implementation and changes...... NCTraveler Mar 2015 #27

haha, not PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #12

I think you replied to the wrong post. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #20

no, I did not PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #23

No thanks. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #24

you are incorrect. PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #25

Capitalism is the chief cause of socialism and vice versa. RadiationTherapy Mar 2015 #13

I'm not sure about that 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #14

I don't know. My grasp of western economic history is not that great. RadiationTherapy Mar 2015 #15

I think we're on the same page 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #31

The answer to that question is "yes" Spider Jerusalem Mar 2015 #19

Concepts are implemented by people. NCTraveler Mar 2015 #21

Politicial Communism isn't economic socialism Matrosov Mar 2015 #22

Precisely! A democratic socialist government subsidizing worker-owned co-operatives 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #30

Capitalism doesn't work. RedCappedBandit Mar 2015 #26

the problem is human greed Amishman Mar 2015 #28

So you're saying every socialist is 100% ethical? brooklynite Mar 2015 #29

Of course not. 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #34

An important difference in how they appeal to self-interest Matrosov Mar 2015 #32

great explanation! n/t PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #37

It's over-population that sucks for any and all economic systems. randome Mar 2015 #33

They both have pros and cons N/T Dpm12 Mar 2015 #35

Saw George Seros on Charlie Rose a while back... RichGirl Mar 2015 #38