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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:07 PM Original message |
Capitalism Sucks! |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Most people would offer an alternative rather than just knock it. |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. A habitable planet |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. What is your alternative? |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. A Pluralist Commonwealth. See Gar Alperovitz's book, "America Beyond Capitalism" |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. There have been many new ideas for this planet by advanced thinkers |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Listen to Uncle Albert |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. As a sociology major I say - Amen brother - and I'm not even religious! |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. True. It's almost as bad as the alternatives. nt |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. Laissez Faire Capitalism Sucks A Whole Lot |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Regulation doesn't work. Experience has shown that attempts at regulation will be subverted by... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Yes, That's True |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. Capitalism as Adam Smith envisioned it COULD work |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones. $349.95 |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. . |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. No shit. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. No it couldn't. The first thing that people who got richer than the others would do is turn... |
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pork medley (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Sorry your little vacuum-sealed vision of capitalism doesn't really exist anywhere. |
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pork medley (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. I suppose you've got a BETTER idea? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
12. That's nice, but unless you're willing to go all Cultural Revolution on people's asses, it doesn't.. |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Oh |
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Steepler0t (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Laissez-faire Capitalism has failed |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
19. Let's dump it --- |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
20. And here's your flow chart... |
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Winnipegosis (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
22. Capitalism has built America into the strongest economy in the world |
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asteroid2003QQ47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
23. To find proponents of Capitalism here is astounding! |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. It IS about proper regulation. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
26. I see a lot of 'buts' but there ain't no 'buts' about it. |
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