Most Americans Still Favor Capitalism

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Most Americans Still Favor Capitalism

September 8, 2025 at 10:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 82 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/08/most-americans-still-favor-capitalism/

Gallup: “Americans are more positive toward capitalism than socialism, but the 54% viewing capitalism favorably is down from 60% in 2021 and near that level in most prior years.”

[Chasstev365]

1. Capitalism

WITH RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gab13by13]

2. When are we going to move to capitalism?

Remember Dylan Ratigan from MSNBC? He was going across the country exposing crony capitalism until he stepped on too many toes and they fired him.

Do people still believe in the invisible hand of the market? Bwahahaha.

The end goal of crony capitalism is monopolies. Think Krasnov is going to bail out the small farmers?

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Most Americans don't know the definition of socialism

Or Social Democracy for that matter, which is what most people mean when they say “socialism “

[newdeal2]

5. Exactly. The average person doesn't have an informed opinion

Because they haven’t studied economics or lived under other systems. They just repeat what they’ve heard.

Still, the number is lower than I would have thought.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. They should have asked if people prefer democracy or dictatorship. Nt

[myohmy2]

4. capitalism...

...has brought us to where we are today both economically and politically...

...down 6% in 4 years...

...give it a little more time...

[pecosbob]

6. The old system of trusts and the move to offshore banking ensured that there would always be two sets of books.

The rise of crony capitalism was inevitable. It's only viable if it it is chained up like a dog that kills chickens.

[Wounded Bear]

7. Unfettered capitalism leads to fascism...

Capitalism requires regulation and oversight to preserve freedom.

[applegrove]

8. 'Given perfect information' in the main assumption

under all economic models. When the government gets rid of information, like firing CDC workers or privatizing info so the people have to pay privately for intel... the models don't hold.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. People prefer what they believe capitalism is to what they believe socialism is ...

as opposed to the corporation-captured, definitely NOT free market we actually have.

[Ping Tung]

11. "Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves

“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” John Steinbeck

― John Steinbeck

[The Wizard]

12. Until it becomes predatory.