Reply #136: How about a choice?.........

[socialist_n_TN]

IF I had a savings, I wouldn't put it into a bank at no return in a capitalist system. Why should I allow people who's ONLY concern is profit to make money off of MY money without having to pay for it? I would be helping to set up a system that I HATE at no cost to them. I already do enough of that with my tax dollars subsidizing this system and the wealthy that profit off of this system.

However, I'd DEFINITELY put money into a savings account at a people's owned bank that didn't have to pay dividends, only overhead. But the capitalists won't allow that, just like they wouldn't allow a Public Option. Why not?

I don't need profit, or at least not much profit, if the system took care of everyone's basic needs. If my needs were taken care of why would I need profit? And what little profit I would WANT I would still consider that profit greed. Or maybe I would just consider it the market cost of my individual labor.