Fighting poverty and hunger in Mexico

[bubalu]

Originally Posted by k350

Take a snapshot of the world, which nations are the poorest?

There is a false belief that the pie is only so big, so if someone takes a big slice, someone is getting shorted on theirs.

The money the wealthy made came from their investments, risk and business ability. have you ever worked for a poor person?

Without those wealthy poeple, we would not have many of the things we have today. There motivation was profit, they provided a product whether it was oil, computers or medical, but they have provided something we all benefitted from.

It is a big myth and down right ignorance to suggest that it is because of the wealthy there are poor.

Oops, yeah I realize I wrote "capitalism causes more poverty than socialism." I was just trying to make a point but I totally misworded that. I agree with everything you've said.

[bubalu]

Originally Posted by malamute

I think what matters is if a large middle class can share in the Capitalism. People are motivated by money, they'll work at being educated, they'll work harder, be more inventive if they will benefit financially by it.

Capitalism for a very few doesn't work well, and socialism doesn't work well because it doesn't motivate anyone. The kind of Capitalism where everyone can invest, use his money, where every man owns his own labor and so can rise to middle class or above is the best system all around.

Completely agree. I've always thought capitalism was the best system too.