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Tue Jun-15-10 11:08 AM
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| 8. I thought capitalism was "designed" to maximize profit... |
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I bet people would pay good money to see that Virgin/Volcano act.
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| -Can capitalism be reformed? |
mix |
Jun-15-10 10:49 AM |
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First we would have to have capitalism |
notesdev |
Jun-15-10 10:52 AM |
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Explain, if you would, why this is not capitalism? |
mix |
Jun-15-10 10:55 AM |
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Capitalism has specific requirements |
notesdev |
Jun-15-10 11:10 AM |
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Your "evidence" of fascism is just good old American capitalism, it seems to me. nt |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:12 AM |
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It's not |
notesdev |
Jun-15-10 11:16 AM |
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"Good Old American Capitalism" didn't gut small towns to tumbleweeds in the early 50s-70s. |
HughBeaumont |
Jun-15-10 11:36 AM |
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Corporatism as you are using it simply means monopoly capitalism and the |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:43 AM |
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You mention regulation... |
Oregone |
Jun-15-10 11:46 AM |
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So are we asking whether Capitalism can be reformed . . . or humans? |
HughBeaumont |
Jun-15-10 01:04 PM |
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Don't put the cart before the horse |
Oregone |
Jun-15-10 01:39 PM |
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But Margaret Thatcher did |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 12:15 PM |
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i have to agree with you and also that we dont have true capitalism in this country. |
ProgressiveVictory |
Jun-15-10 11:15 AM |
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What is this "true capitalism" that everyone's talking about, but never existed? nt |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:17 AM |
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Its something the capitalism apologist like to reminisce about |
Oregone |
Jun-15-10 11:26 AM |
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I also think that claiming that everything odious about our political and economic system |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:37 AM |
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Spot on |
Oregone |
Jun-15-10 11:42 AM |
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exactly nt |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:44 AM |
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True capitalism |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 11:43 AM |
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Welcome. Great post n/t |
Catherina |
Jun-15-10 11:53 AM |
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Thats a fat bullshit sandwich |
Oregone |
Jun-15-10 11:21 AM |
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moreorless what Marx said |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 11:57 AM |
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I'm flabbergasted you even need to explain that. n/t |
Catherina |
Jun-15-10 01:46 PM |
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Naw, you got capitalism at its finest |
Catherina |
Jun-15-10 11:51 AM |
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The second and third points do not hold true |
notesdev |
Jun-15-10 12:05 PM |
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You're trying to put lipstick on a pig and call it a stallion n/t |
Catherina |
Jun-15-10 01:44 PM |
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corporatism and capitalism are esentially the same |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 02:30 PM |
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good point |
grantcart |
Jun-15-10 01:01 PM |
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I like the poll, but there are two questions: |
tomg |
Jun-15-10 10:58 AM |
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Capitalism is reformable...the New Deal for example. nt |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:00 AM |
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I don't know. I sort of think, |
tomg |
Jun-15-10 11:48 AM |
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I'm beginning to think it's not the system |
guitar man |
Jun-15-10 11:02 AM |
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The tree of capitalism needs to be replenshed with |
safeinOhio |
Jun-15-10 11:07 AM |
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+1 |
libmom74 |
Jun-15-10 11:45 AM |
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Heh. |
rrneck |
Jun-15-10 11:46 AM |
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A system vulnerable to fools is no great system at all. |
Oregone |
Jun-15-10 11:13 AM |
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Agreed |
guitar man |
Jun-15-10 12:01 PM |
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Capitalism is designed to |
rrneck |
Jun-15-10 11:05 AM |
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I thought capitalism was "designed" to maximize profit... |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:08 AM |
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Remember the movie |
rrneck |
Jun-15-10 11:23 AM |
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Resoures are already getting scarce |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 12:49 PM |
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Yep. |
rrneck |
Jun-15-10 01:00 PM |
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couldn't agree more |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 01:13 PM |
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can, or will? of course it CAN, but WILL it ever be? |
dionysus |
Jun-15-10 11:10 AM |
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Temporarily at best, but its not "broken" |
Oregone |
Jun-15-10 11:11 AM |
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No it can only be overthrown |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 11:23 AM |
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Welcome to DU. |
Starry Messenger |
Jun-15-10 12:36 PM |
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+1 n/t |
Catherina |
Jun-15-10 01:51 PM |
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Pessimistic short term, optimistic long term |
Warpy |
Jun-15-10 11:23 AM |
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Other: I just don't know anymore. Plus isn't the REAL question something else? |
tom_paine |
Jun-15-10 11:41 AM |
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Early years of the Russian revolution |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 01:06 PM |
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Any system has to be primarily geared to directing greed. |
Kablooie |
Jun-15-10 11:46 AM |
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Is this true? "Greed" is the "primary essence of humanity"? |
mix |
Jun-15-10 11:51 AM |
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Of course it's not the only tendency but it's a force that's always there. |
Kablooie |
Jun-15-10 12:03 PM |
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We evolved to survive |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 01:22 PM |
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I don't think so...not at this point... |
jeffrey_X |
Jun-15-10 11:51 AM |
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Marx's theory on why not |
murdoch |
Jun-15-10 12:05 PM |
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Whilst i think Marx is not entirtely right he is the best we have |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 12:29 PM |
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Capitalism needs to be phased out |
chillspike |
Jun-15-10 12:19 PM |
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The elite have the men with guns. nt |
valerief |
Jun-15-10 12:21 PM |
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a visual aid |
mix |
Jun-15-10 12:28 PM |
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Excellent! nt |
valerief |
Jun-16-10 08:23 AM |
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I picked other: No |
Starry Messenger |
Jun-15-10 12:24 PM |
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What if prices included "social costs"? Environmental damage, etc. (nt) |
philly_bob |
Jun-15-10 01:38 PM |
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you cant pay for environmental danage |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 03:09 PM |
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Agenda for a New Economy, by David Korten |
jgraz |
Jun-15-10 01:45 PM |
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Well for starters, the government would have to nationalize the "too big to fail" banks |
Taverner |
Jun-15-10 01:48 PM |
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It has time and time again and keeps coming back... |
mix |
Jun-15-10 08:56 PM |
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Well yeah, you gotta keep doing that |
Taverner |
Jun-15-10 09:32 PM |
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Only when CEOs face life in prison & loss of ALL wealth will capitalism be reformed |
AnArmyVeteran |
Jun-15-10 01:56 PM |
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we can live in hope! |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 02:02 PM |
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Wouldn't it be something if CEOs were as accountable as we were? |
AnArmyVeteran |
Jun-15-10 02:21 PM |
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Yes it would |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 02:32 PM |
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Is there a problem with small business capitalism? |
moondust |
Jun-15-10 02:01 PM |
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not according to Lenin |
luxoid |
Jun-15-10 02:20 PM |
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Capitalism is based on the idea of profit -- that's its problem |
starroute |
Jun-15-10 02:13 PM |
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No, it cannot be reformed. |
blindpig |
Jun-15-10 03:04 PM |
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Not a chance |
Populist_Prole |
Jun-15-10 03:11 PM |
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We need a system where money does not have such primacy..... |
marmar |
Jun-15-10 09:02 PM |
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