kjchoi55
kjchoi55 t1_j4dwhfy wrote
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Except none of the things I listed are exclusive to capitalism.
kjchoi55 t1_j4dujax wrote
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I'm not doing that. I'm saying the threat of homelessness will always exist. That doesn't mean we can't have resources in place to assist people in avoiding it which i absolutely think we should. You can lead a horse to water but you cant make it drink.
kjchoi55 t1_j4dcnzp wrote
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This is incorrect. There are many problems in the US that are falsely attributed to capitalism. Most of which really stem from abuse of our money. True capitalism (competition) drives prices down.
Constant inflating of the money supply, crony capitalism, the cantillion effect, and the perverse incentives that arise from our government having a monopoly on money are the real culprits. There are certainly real problems that people should be complaining about, but blaming them on capitalism is misguided.
kjchoi55 t1_j4dak0d wrote
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Seems unreasonable to think you can eliminate the threat of homelessness. That's like saying you can eliminate the threat of failure. You can't remove competition from life. Capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than any other system has it not? Capitalism might not be perfect, but if a utopia is what you're looking for then you'll forever be lost.
kjchoi55 t1_j4d8k88 wrote
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What causes poverty? Nothing. It's the original state, the default and starting point. The real question is, what causes prosperity.
Capitalism gets blamed for all kinds of things in error.
If you think there aren't poor people under systems other than capitalism then you're just uninformed.
In other systems everyone is poor so I mean pick your poison.
Nothing beats free markets.
kjchoi55 t1_j4e20yu wrote
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I don't love your assumptions about me but the advice is certainly good. I never said the resources we contribute should prop up corporate interests, if i implied that I didn't mean to.