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Originally Posted by Raev
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Capitalism is an economic system which uses prices to calculate whether or not a particular activity produces positive utility, i.e. is profitable. The only requirement is a commitment to the system (no corrupt government, no violence).
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This is exactly why conservitive ideals in economic policies just don't work.
It requires ideology for it to function. This belief that businesses will make moral choices and if a corporation does something wrong, people will be able to vote with their wallets. This has proven to be totally false. The larger a business is is the more powerful it becomes the less it needs to give a shit about anyone and still grows.
In fact what we have learned is the
less you do to make your corporation 'moral' the more profitable it is.
We just don't live in a world where people will take care of each other and do the right thing, when time and time again, we've proven that (outside of government) doing the wrong thing is what makes money.
Which is where more social programs come in, we need to help the little guy, so he can have dollars to buy shit so people in the middle can sell them stuff and they can buy more shit so people on top can manufacture cool things for them to spend thier money on.
its like a trickle UP system.
and any good business man knows the more people in a demographic that can afford to buy your product, the more of your product you are going to sell.
So why not make sure everyone has a little something to buy stuff with?
And while we're at it, why not make sure they are happy too
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