Two of my friends:
"Why do you hate capitalism so much?"
"Capitalism and democratic socialism are not mutually exclusive. The economy of Taiwan runs on international manufacturing and exports (capitalism). The government had enough foresight to realize that pure capitalism with few controls on it would ultimately end up with a tiny percentage of the population having the vast majority of wealth leaving the majority of the citizens getting ever poorer (the USA) which would ultimately lead to a great deal of social unrest and discontent (the USA). They set up a system where even the poorest (and usually the most hardworking) had access to healthcare, education, public transportation, and basic utilities. All of those are very cheap here, as well as education. 90% of those who choose to go onto to higher education here can afford to do so. Industries still make a great deal of money and the capitalists are wealthy beyond what they could ever possibly need.
The situation you have in the US where "trickle down economics" never materialized as theorized by Reagan has led to a situation where the middle and lower classes have only gotten poorer and wealthy corporations now control the government and all major agencies, the CDC, FDA, EPA, etc.. . These corporations are free the wreck the environment, poison the food and water supply, hold your health for ransom, and get laws passed that require people to line up on demand and be injected with debilitating drugs (thus creating life-long customers for big pharma and the extremely over -priced healthcare system). Things have changed. America today is not a place where you can start from nothing, roll up your shirt sleeves, and become rich, at least not without a bit of "luck," so says any successful corporate executive these days. Without some kind of balance in governance (so-called socialism), eventually 70% of the population (that are already one layoff, accident, or serious illness away from bankruptcy), pick up their pitch forks and rebel. The popularity of Sanders exemplifies the rumblings that they day is coming. And that situation will be in the best interests of no one, including the capitalists. It wouldn't be the first time that's happened in history."
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