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Re: Averages and Capitalism (was Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 13 Sep 2002 06:30:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> <snip>
> > 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.
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> I'd generally accept that ;-).
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> 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.
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 to pure socialism, the potential abuse becomes greater. This
is not to say that socialism is more prone to abuse than capitalism, but
that abuse in a pure socialist system is farther reaching. It is easier to
become a tinpot dictator coming from a socialist gov't than a capitalist one.
Capitalism, by acknowledging and explicitly incorporating the tendency of
people to put themselves first is better protected against it.
James
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