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Subject: 
Averages and Capitalism (was Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!)
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Fri, 13 Sep 2002 05:55:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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I disagree and I see no further proof necessary other than to point out that
the closer one gets to a pure capitalist system the better off on average
everyone is, and the closer one gets to a pure socialist system the worse
off on average everyone is. That's pretty generally accepted, I think,
because we have so much empirical proof all around us.

I'd generally accept that ;-).

But in accepting that, I have to accept that, as one gets closer and closer
to a pure capitalist system, there are more and more people who are worse
off than average.

And I'm not sure how acceptable that is.

Cheers

Richie Dulin



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  Re: Averages and Capitalism (was Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!)
 
(...) That's not entirely accurate, but even if it was, it's not a good metric. The average standard of living in the US is significantly higher than, say, China. I don't tend to agree with Larry on political ideals, but as a goverment moves closer (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
 
(...) This I think is the crux so I snipped the rest. If a car has a flat tire, but the driver is driving it down the road because the other three tires are OK, is the car "working"? One could argue that it is. After all, the car is moving in the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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