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    Default Capitalism Has Destroyed / Is Destroying American Family Values

    American families are clearly on the decline. Divorce rates and out-of-wedlock child birth rates are up. Capitalism has played a crucial role in this evolution.

    Decades ago, it took just one income to support a family. That included a 40 hour week, full health care, vacations, savings and retirement. Unions won most of those family-enhancing struggles. This represented a bit of a loss for capitalism as many of those family-beneficial victories came at the expense of additional profits for the richest.

    But capitalism relentlessly seeks to maximize the profitability of any situation. A war on unions and worker rights was the response from capitalism to all those family-enhancing detriments to profitability. Good jobs with family-supporting benefits have routinely been downsized, offshored, mechanized, computerized, and broken into several part time positions with no benefits.

    The traditional male/female roles where he works, brings home the bacon, and she is the home maker have now been relegated to the rich who can afford nannies, cooks, gardeners, etc.

    Family values have become luxuries only affordable to the rich. Capitalism is the culprit.

    Clearly, in order to make America great again, families are going to need something more than empty words of support.

    Capitalism is a wonderful and powerful wealth-generating tool, but it is also dangerous to American family values. The lesson is apparent: Capitalism must be balanced with the proper amount of socialism. Capitalism is like a powerful engine. The engine of capitalism, without socialism as a governor, and left to run at wide open throttle, is bound to blow up. Our challenge is not a choice between capitalism and socialism, it is clearly one of how to blend the two.

    Our young nation is at a point where we are falling behind the other older nations which have already figured this out. It is now time for us to accept this challenge and show that we can do it better.

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    capitalism is a beautiful and freedom creating plan

    its all about being fettered correctly


    well fettered capitalism is an intrigal part of freedom


    don't be a fool

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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    regulated


    the republican party wants NO REGULATIONS on caplitalism


    there is no doubt the founders were fine with regulations
    Hello evince,

    Both parties are highly hypocritical. Republicans are far too idealistic about family values to realize that their support of unfettered capitalism is precisely what is tearing American families apart.

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    The Democratic party is fighting the republican party at every turn



    how the fuck is you try and BLAME both parties


    I m sooooo sick of the right fucking everything up and then trying to force the blame onto the WHOLE system


    Including the Democratic party who STOPS them over and over again.


    The Democratic party is the HERO


    without us the assholes would already own us

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    American families are clearly on the decline. Divorce rates and out-of-wedlock child birth rates are up. Capitalism has played a crucial role in this evolution.

    Decades ago, it took just one income to support a family. That included a 40 hour week, full health care, vacations, savings and retirement. Unions won most of those family-enhancing struggles. This represented a bit of a loss for capitalism as many of those family-beneficial victories came at the expense of additional profits for the richest.

    But capitalism relentlessly seeks to maximize the profitability of any situation. A war on unions and worker rights was the response from capitalism to all those family-enhancing detriments to profitability. Good jobs with family-supporting benefits have routinely been downsized, offshored, mechanized, computerized, and broken into several part time positions with no benefits.

    The traditional male/female roles where he works, brings home the bacon, and she is the home maker have now been relegated to the rich who can afford nannies, cooks, gardeners, etc.

    Family values have become luxuries only affordable to the rich. Capitalism is the culprit.

    Clearly, in order to make America great again, families are going to need something more than empty words of support.

    Capitalism is a wonderful and powerful wealth-generating tool, but it is also dangerous to American family values. The lesson is apparent: Capitalism must be balanced with the proper amount of socialism. Capitalism is like a powerful engine. The engine of capitalism, without socialism as a governor, and left to run at wide open throttle, is bound to blow up. Our challenge is not a choice between capitalism and socialism, it is clearly one of how to blend the two.

    Our young nation is at a point where we are falling behind the other older nations which have already figured this out. It is now time for us to accept this challenge and show that we can do it better.
    Capitalism is responsible for technological advancement and globalization. Any ideas or suggestions on how we can reverse them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello evince,

    Both parties are highly hypocritical. Republicans are far too idealistic about family values to realize that their support of unfettered capitalism is precisely what is tearing American families apart.
    What unfettered capitalism do Republicans support?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    What unfettered capitalism do Republicans support?
    Hello cawacko,

    Republicans support the right of powerful corporations to suppress worker rights, thus making life difficult for workers. This leads to monetary and time pressure on stressed families, which respond by breaking up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    American families are clearly on the decline. Divorce rates and out-of-wedlock child birth rates are up. Capitalism has played a crucial role in this evolution.

    Decades ago, it took just one income to support a family. That included a 40 hour week, full health care, vacations, savings and retirement. Unions won most of those family-enhancing struggles. This represented a bit of a loss for capitalism as many of those family-beneficial victories came at the expense of additional profits for the richest.

    But capitalism relentlessly seeks to maximize the profitability of any situation. A war on unions and worker rights was the response from capitalism to all those family-enhancing detriments to profitability. Good jobs with family-supporting benefits have routinely been downsized, offshored, mechanized, computerized, and broken into several part time positions with no benefits.

    The traditional male/female roles where he works, brings home the bacon, and she is the home maker have now been relegated to the rich who can afford nannies, cooks, gardeners, etc.

    Family values have become luxuries only affordable to the rich. Capitalism is the culprit.

    Clearly, in order to make America great again, families are going to need something more than empty words of support.

    Capitalism is a wonderful and powerful wealth-generating tool, but it is also dangerous to American family values. The lesson is apparent: Capitalism must be balanced with the proper amount of socialism. Capitalism is like a powerful engine. The engine of capitalism, without socialism as a governor, and left to run at wide open throttle, is bound to blow up. Our challenge is not a choice between capitalism and socialism, it is clearly one of how to blend the two.

    Our young nation is at a point where we are falling behind the other older nations which have already figured this out. It is now time for us to accept this challenge and show that we can do it better.
    I am a capitalist...but unfettered, capitalism is recipe for a society of "the elite" and "the serfs."

    American conservatism seems unable or unwilling to understand that...and certainly is unwilling to acknowledge it.

    MY GUESS: Conversion to what we need from what we have...will not be a peaceful thing. We will be dragged kicking and screaming into what almost all of the rest of the world already realizes.

    But we will get there...one way or the other.

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    we should not tolerate assholes blaming the Democratic party for the republican parties crimes


    it proves this new guy is not what he claims

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello cawacko,

    Republicans support the right of powerful corporations to suppress worker rights, thus making life difficult for workers. This leads to monetary and time pressure on stressed families, which respond by breaking up.
    Can you offer an example?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    Can you offer an example?
    Hello cawacko,

    Plentiful instances exist. Do you deny that Republicans take the side of corporate leadership over worker rights? Who supports ALEC?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Apisa View Post
    I am a capitalist...but unfettered, capitalism is recipe for a society of "the elite" and "the serfs."

    American conservatism seems unable or unwilling to understand that...and certainly is unwilling to acknowledge it.

    MY GUESS: Conversion to what we need from what we have...will not be a peaceful thing. We will be dragged kicking and screaming into what almost all of the rest of the world already realizes.

    But we will get there...one way or the other.
    Hello Frank,

    I am a social capitalist. I love capitalism, but recognize the downside. Capitalism is not perfect. This imperfection is what leads to extreme wealth inequality. Capitalism has no interest in an enduring American society or in promoting American family values. We need to inject some socialism into our capitalism to get that. I agree it will be messy to transcend from the now to a brighter future.

    Conservatives often say the underadvantaged are to be blamed for their own condition, and they can extricate themselves from misery by simply working harder. The problem with that reasoning is that not everyone can be CEO. Life has to be good for the worker on the line as well. Many in power agree with this, but sadly many do not.

    It is the difference between win/win philosophy and win/lose. Sadly, our President believes in win/lose dealing. He thinks every deal has a winner and a loser, and he aims to always be the winner. He is wrong. America doesn't need to be first all the time. Humanity does. The environment does. Ideals do. Our current leadership is making the problem worse, not better. A bump in the road over the course of American history. Considerate people will reject the President's leadership and adhere to the values which will make American families great again.

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