Hello gfm7175,
Originally Posted by
gfm7175
I cannot support socialism in any form...
Capitalism creates wealth; socialism steals wealth.
Most people alive in the USA today grew up in a nation which produced a strong middle class and a powerful social safety net which ensured that nobody need suffer. Pure capitalism did not do that. If was a blend of capitalism and socialism.
Pure capitalism creates wealth for owners of capital. It offers sustenance or less to those without capital, but only if they are physically able to work and produce, AND capitalism can exploit their labor and time.
Socialism ensures that nobody need suffer. Capitalism didn't build that.
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