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Re:Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconsti... by wakawaka28 on Friday February 16, 2024 @12:33PM (#39400185)
The young are simply told that socialism is the cure for their problems, when it isn't. In fact our problems with "capitalism" are general problems with corruption and competition with other countries. Not capitalism in and of itself.

Prosperity requires hard work, and capitalism encourages that push for excellence more than socialism ever could. Socialism tends to degrade into communism and authoritarianism, with lots of corruption, because the notion of giving away everything to the state goes against human nature.

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Re:Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconsti... by actionfromafar on Friday February 16, 2024 @12:40PM (#39400292)
What even is socialism and capitalism except overloaded labels to throw around? Show me policies! :-)
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Re:Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconsti... by wakawaka28 on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:14PM (#39400818)
Bruh, it's not the place for a dissertation. But it suffices to say that capitalism in this context is a tendency toward free market, and socialism is a tendency for the government to provide everything (after taking it from workers and businesses, of course). I think we need a little of both but putting the government in charge of anything warrants a thorough examination of any viable alternatives.
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