Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : StormTrooper
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Apr 27 2022 23:22:40

 St>  bo> Well "consumers having choices" is what is printed on the box.  I gue
 St>  bo> we've been sold a lemon.
 St> 
 St> No, you didn't read the fine print.  
 St> 
 St> https:/www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/042215/what-difference-between-cap
 St> st-system-and-free-market-system.asp
 St> 
 St> Gives a pretty good run down.  The US is a pretty good example of a
 St> primarily capitalist economy, the rich are getting richer while the poor
 St> and downtrodden become homeless.  Its more geared to monopolistic
 St> tendencies, and requires more interventions to keep it "fair".  It does
 St> have other aspects that are more free market but they do not appear to
 St> be as dominant.
 St> 
 St> ST

I won't get into a debate about Capitalism, as its off topic.  I'll just say I don't actually believe that it is about consumer choices, that's just an angle that people who support the system overplay.


It is about private ownership of the means of production, and a social structure created to serve Capital.

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