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Re:The racist double standards of international development by xupybd on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:12PM (#23838657)
Capitalism doesn't aim to redistribute resources fairly. It aims to allocate them effectively. Those that find efficient means of production acquire more resources. This cause more effective use of resources available and thus more resources become available for everyone.

Yes pure capitalism fails some people and a mix of small amounts of socialism help those in need. But prosperity does far more to help the poor than equality. Extreme inequality is bad

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Re:The racist double standards of international development by jahaja on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:32PM (#23838876)
You're just parroting free market propaganda and still have the stomach to dismiss the author as an ideolog.
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Re:The racist double standards of international development by xupybd on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:57PM (#23839115)
Ok so do you have a better system than capitalism?

I'm saying that absolute wealth is more important than equality. Do you have a counter to that or a system that can promote prosperity and more even wealth distribution?

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Re:The racist double standards of international development by jahaja on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @07:20PM (#23839309)
Yes, to extend democracy to the economic sphere.
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