08-16-2016, 09:10 AM
Neither capitalism, nor socialism, in pure forms will ever work. Greed is the human element that will ruin it. This is why during the industrial revolution when unregulated and unchecked industry ran rampant with worker abuses the government had to step in. Combine all of that with the global economy that has really decreased the size of the world when it comes to economics and you have a lot of things that have changed in the world since 18th century philosophers were discussing the free-market.
Edit: With that, I'm done with this thread. Sorry for continuing to pull it off topic. I was just trying to lead a horse to water.
Edit: With that, I'm done with this thread. Sorry for continuing to pull it off topic. I was just trying to lead a horse to water.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
