From: Ellen K. 

I recently saw a comparison (I think in the latest Economist) of a
"poor" person in the US vs a "rich" person in the
Congo.  The "poor" person in the US has a much higher standard of
living.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:50:32 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message :

>
>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>news:43b5c9e5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>\the enslaving.
>>>
>>
>> Gee its hard to respond to something so wrong.  1.  No it doesn't hold
>> true.
>> Capitalism is based upon people busting their arses for their own
>> self-interest.  Capitalism is what happens when a group of free people
>> interact with each other.  Capitalism and personal individual freedom of
>> action are two sides of the same coin.  Capitalism doesn't come with a
>> ready
>> made ruling class.  Rich people evolve by taking advantages of the
>> opportunities capitalism/freedom provide.  Some people don't do well under
>> capitalism because of something wrong with THEM not something wrong with
>> capitalism.  In communism those same people also don't do well, they are
>> just joined by the enforced slavery of everyone else.  Communism is
>> nothing
>> but a robbery of the masses liberty and property rights to benefit the
>> tiny
>> few who happen to be in control of the military force needed to maintain
>> the
>> enslavement of the population.
>>
>> I could keep going, but I'm just too amazed at how any sentient thinking
>> being who otherwise professes to be in favor of liberty and freedom could
>> make such a statement.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>\
>
>You adhere to quite a simplistic view
>
>http://www.answers.com/topic/capitalism
>Debates center on whether capitalism
>
>  a.. is an actual system, or an ideal
>  b.. has been actualized in particular economies, or if not, then to what
>degree capitalism exists in those (see mixed economy)
>  c.. is historically specific (that is, that it emerged at a specific time
>and place), or a system that has existed in various places at various times
>  d.. is a purely economic system, or a political, social, and cultural
>system as well
>  e.. is sustainable or not
>  f.. is rational or not
>  g.. tends to enrich more and more people, or to impoverish more and more
>people.
>

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