The bright future the Free Market offers us

[belmont22]

Originally Posted by clb10

Yes. Freedom and liberty are the worst. Wealthy people have never provided good jobs for anybody. Poor people provide the most jobs to society. The rich only take from the people by selling them the products and services they want at low prices due to competition.

Remember all of those millions of Americans who defected to the East during the Cold War?

The Soviets weren't even real communists anyways. To them, communism was for the poor masses. The Party lived it up.

[gwynedd1]

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

I believe capitalism is the best economic system, but it also is one that should be regulated. A completely free market doesn't benefit the poor, middle class, and the environment, so we need policies to make sure that everyone is benefiting or has the opportunity to benefit from a capitalist system. That's why countries who have "mixed" economies usually have the best living standards.

Why call it what it isn't? Competitive sports have rules that promote the particular athleticism we wish to be a spectator. I prefer the term market system, over free market which implies that capitalism is purely a natural formation. Capital otherwise competes with militarism, politics, rent and sabotage. It often loses to them.