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>You're ignoring the broader point to focus on specifics you don't agree with. The specifics you used to support your "broader point" are all wrong, so it shou

>You're ignoring the broader point to focus on specifics you don't agree with. The specifics you used to support your "broader point" are all wrong, so it should come as no surprise that the point is too. >Also, capital == choices Capital is money or resources that make money. Nothing more. >What makes capitalism successful Perhaps you should re-examine your assumptions rather than reveling in them. >Also, if you think corporate socialism in the US is bad, you should check out Russia. Russia is a model for what the US is becoming. It is neither truly socialist nor truly capitalist. It is kleptocratic. >Why are you saying, "lack of success" at unionizing? That implies they actually tried. Which they did: https://mashable.com/2014/10/23/uber-san-francisco-protest/ https://mashable.com/2014/10/23/uber-san-francisco-protest/ >Uber drivers have access to the entire city Are you talking about Uber or grand theft auto? >You're going to have to rephrase this because I have no idea what you're trying to say. You make bad assumptions and base your arguments upon them. >Try doing it in the outskirts of a Colombian city with no minimum wage. Have you seen how those people live? Yes. I spent one month in Colombia. I'm well aware of how those people live. I've seen worse, too. >Homelessness in America is a cakewalk. You act like you've experienced either one rather than just gawked at both.

vinceguidry 11y ago
> Russia is a model for what the US is becoming. Alright, this is ridiculous and I'm done with this discussion. You have no idea how economies actually work and no inclination to learn, so trying to drill down into fundamentals is only going to go nowhere.
- crdoconnor 11y ago
  >You have no idea how economies actually work and no inclination to learn I think that accusation might be a little rash in light of your own refusal to re-examine the assumptions that underpin your rather normative economic ideology. >trying to drill down into fundamentals is only going to go nowhere. Those fundamental assumptions that you persist in believing despite all evidence to the contrary are largely the reason why you are so wrong.

vinceguidry 11y ago

> Russia is a model for what the US is becoming. Alright, this is ridiculous and I'm done with this discussion. You have no idea how economies actually work and no inclination to learn, so trying to drill down into fundamentals is only going to go nowhere.

crdoconnor 11y ago
>You have no idea how economies actually work and no inclination to learn I think that accusation might be a little rash in light of your own refusal to re-examine the assumptions that underpin your rather normative economic ideology. >trying to drill down into fundamentals is only going to go nowhere. Those fundamental assumptions that you persist in believing despite all evidence to the contrary are largely the reason why you are so wrong.