Quote Originally Posted by Lyle
CC, bcollins...I disagree with your views but I understand what you are trying to say.

Capitalism usually rewards hard work and inginuity and like anything else you can put evil motives behind those and you'll get some bad stuff happening.

Let me drop some psychology on you...the goal or reward is not set by the government or the rich or whatever. In work people work and they recieve money for their work....for some people the money is the goal, for some money = power the power to control your retierment, the power to look after your family, for others money = freedom...freedom from debt, freedom to take vacations to where ever, freedom to buy a new car etc. Money is not the main goal of most people, it's a way to achieve a goal whether it's paying of the mortgage or buying a badass new car...hell some people earn money to HELP OTHER PEOPLE. So there are varying outcomes of Capitalism....some people will be CEO's and make billions and hoard it all and other people like Bill Gates or Warren Buffett will be Billionaires but give back to society and hell some people at the poverty line will donate money for good causes....so just because someone has money doesn't make them greedy or

Yes some people need a little help from the government but some people need a little encouragement and you've heard the saying "you can't please everyone" Socialism and Communism try to please everyone Capitalism has some winners and they have some losers but the idea that you have a say in your destiny means a lot to me...it's the AMERICAN DREAM
CC back. Very mature discussion - I love it when we can talk about topics without resorting to insults. I agree with the greatness of a system that allows us the freedom to pursue whatever might make us happy. I agree 100% there. I just think that the uneven distribution of wealth that results from capitalism creates a lot of tension that could be avoided with a little more temperence in the system. I think the powers that be in our country have lost sight of what's important - it's pretty plain that accumulation of wealth is the order of the day, rather than putting what wealth we already have to good use. And I know there are examples of philanthropy both by private citizens and the government, but I feel we could do a lot more in the pursuit of happiness for our citizens as a whole. We're just out of balance a bit. I'd like to see our leaders focus on some of the domestic issues we have more so than worrying about how we can make a buck off of some other country.

Definitely not a simple problem - there are entirely too many variables to be considered.