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That capitalism, in its current state, is a broken system? As cliche as it sounds, there's no other way to describe it when you have frontline workers risking t
by jkhaui 7y ago
That capitalism, in its current state, is a broken system? As cliche as it sounds, there's no other way to describe it when you have frontline workers risking their life—and their family's lives—to make a man whose net worth is $100+ billion even richer.
This is not a progressive society. No one wants to see it (besides the super wealthy). We've regressed back to the master and slave social classes we used to read about in history books.
- ipsocannibal 7y agoDescribe the alternative to this system. Its not enough to be against something. If you can't offer an alternative then you might as well be screaming into a well.
- about_help 7y agoUniversal healthcare and education at all levels. Strong worker protections, good safety nets. Return to mid 1900s tax rates on the rich, fund the IRS to make sure corporations and ultra wealthy pay their taxes. We have multiple successful models to look at where capitalism is reigned in by all the above.
- zalkota 7y agoNeither of which would solve this pandemic. Someone has to man the line or else everyone dies. Should we get rid of the military because it results in someone dying to help the greater good of a larger sum? Life is full of suffering
- ipsocannibal 7y agoHow does this advice apply to the current situation? None of these suggestions ensures crops are planted, freight is moved, or sick patients are cared for.
- Kalium 7y agoOne of the odd things I've noticed is that a vast number of people sees this pandemic as confirming whatever it is they happened to believe before it. This applies equally to scientism, distributism, anti-globalism, punk, various forms of liberalism, some pro-capitalist perspectives, and Marxism. It's enough to lead me to entertain some doubts about the essential truths of any of those perspectives being illuminated incontrovertibly. Based on this article, what should America be learning? I apologize if this seems unkind and uncharitable, I'd like to try to stay at least a little bit on the topic at hand.
- skinnymuch 7y agoThank you so much. This summarizes something I’ve been meaning to try to cohesively be able to convey.
- gotanothermate 7y agoThat's every system. Different names, different protagonists and antagonists, same old story. I suppose the difference in this case is that the peasants, for all their complaining, enjoy a standard of living far beyond anything even wealthy noblemen could have imagined centuries ago. There's one notable exception in modern history but the capitalists and communists combined to destroy his miracle and genocide a nation, and now children all across the West learn that he's supposedly the most evil man who ever existed.
- valuearb 7y agoIf no one will work in distribution systems, how are food and essential goods going to get delivered to people huddled in their houses? This has nothing to do with economic systems or even Jeff Bezos.