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| Ez | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 22:07 |
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 Level: 3 CS Original | Capitalism is a free market system right? Because people often say corrupt countries like Egypt and Tunisia are "capitalist", even though business and markets are generally controlled by the government in those countries. It seems to me some people just equate capitalism with wanting to make money, so any regimes who store away billions are classed as capitalist. These days capitalism seems to have a bad name and many people like to blame it for all the worlds ills, even though its probably helped alot. | |||||
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| The Real Roxette | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 23:04 |
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 There ARE more sluts in public schools. Shut up and let me explain. Level: 8 CS Original | I feel like you're leaning towards the "capitalism is fine if government doesn't get involved" mindset that exists in the minds of pseudo-intellectuals and randoids, even though those are basically the same thing. | |||||
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| Ez | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 23:26 |
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Level: 3 CS Original | No I think Government needs to get involved, especially with things like Healthcare. I'm just asking if people would consider Egypt and other dictatorships as being capitalist because people often blame capitalism (which is probably just code for America) for problems in the Middle East and Africa even though the government controls most markets in those countries as opposed to in the US where its mostly private owned. | |||||
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| The Real Roxette | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 23:26 |
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There ARE more sluts in public schools. Shut up and let me explain. Level: 8 CS Original | There are plenty of dictatorships that exist outside of the realm of capitalism, so it's just scape-goating to claim that's the reason. | |||||
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| Inside Job | Posted: Feb 20, 2011 - 15:30 |
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 Level: 2 CS Original | In your opinion Ez, what would you class these countries as if not capitalist dictatorships? | |||||
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