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12. Good suggestions. Regulated capitalism that doesn't favor the mega rich.

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Newspapers are owned by the wealthy and powerful and you think they will allow an opposing view of capitalism? [View all] Stargazer99 Aug 2025 OP

What other syste do you propose? brush Aug 2025 #1

You can criticize a system without having an answer leftstreet Aug 2025 #2

Well that's no help at all. I'll wait to see what the OP poster has to say. brush Aug 2025 #3

Oh, okay n/t leftstreet Aug 2025 #10

Democratic Socialism, as in some European countries. yardwork Aug 2025 #5

Wrong. Those natons you speack of are socal democracies... brush Aug 2025 #11

You are describing democratic socialism. yardwork Aug 2025 #15

You're equatng social democracies with democratic sociallsm. brush Aug 2025 #18

+1000 Celerity Aug 2025 #20

You are rude, and you are wrong. yardwork Aug 2025 #34

Inform yourself. The two terms are not the same. brush Aug 2025 #36

And what kind of taxes do they pay? Gimpyknee Aug 2025 #24

Higher taxes to pay for the great social network support... brush Aug 2025 #26

Thank you and Brush for the discussion vanessa_ca Aug 2025 #30

The distinction is far less black and white. yardwork Aug 2025 #35

Lot of "poodle trimming" in this thread. I'm not making any judgements...just saying...:) Smokster Aug 2025 #39

Good summation, V. brush Aug 2025 #54

Repeal the Telecom Act of 1996, snot Aug 2025 #9

Good suggestions. Regulated capitalism that doesn't favor the mega rich. brush Aug 2025 #12

Anyone remember when their was just one company that did telephone calls, long distance, military communications LiberalArkie Aug 2025 #23

Yep. snot Aug 2025 #40

"What system do you propose?" Cirsium Aug 2025 #28

I think we can come up to the 20th and 21th century examples. brush Aug 2025 #29

Not a good model Cirsium Aug 2025 #33

Explain please. Don't just make blanket statements without explanation. brush Aug 2025 #43

response Cirsium Aug 2025 #44

As I thought, nothing but grievance for the Nordic model but nothing preferred. brush Aug 2025 #45

What? Cirsium Aug 2025 #48

Get to the point, if the Nordic countries are not a good model, what is? brush Aug 2025 #49

Not the point Cirsium Aug 2025 #50

Nothing again? brush Aug 2025 #52

A reminder Cirsium Aug 2025 #56

Ridicuous. You're free to express your opinions on DU. What do think this site is here for. brush Aug 2025 #57

Huh? Cirsium Aug 2025 #58

Capitalism is a economic system, not a political system nt EX500rider Aug 2025 #37

It is more than that Cirsium Aug 2025 #41

When Ben Bagdikian wrote The Media Monopoly Torchlight Aug 2025 #4

"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." Voltaire Ping Tung Aug 2025 #6

Even MAGA agrees mega rich aren't pulling a progressive share. They might even... uponit7771 Aug 2025 #7

The average American "working person" is busy working, maxsolomon Aug 2025 #8

True. More education needed. brush Aug 2025 #14

America will get right on that! maxsolomon Aug 2025 #31

Heehee. Ironic isn't it that the the Ed. Sec'y appontedd to shut t down is from... brush Aug 2025 #32

It would require myth busting Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #51

American billionaires cause so much death and destruction in this world. Initech Aug 2025 #13

I have to continuously ask other Canadians where they get their "opinions" and news because Bev54 Aug 2025 #16

Not all newspapers are owned by the wealthy or the powerful.. . reACTIONary Aug 2025 #17

You sound like you want, well, deported. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #19

Catch this discussion between Thom Hartmann and Malcolm Nance erronis Aug 2025 #21

Whatever this is it isn't capitalism Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #22

The Press gfarber Aug 2025 #25

The primary holders of said wealth are Republicans. live love laugh Aug 2025 #27

Nope. Even people here are so propagandized against everything else that you can barely have a dialogue about it. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2025 #38

You know what capitalism is? JoseBalow Aug 2025 #42

Can't even TALK about sharing wealth. Kid Berwyn Aug 2025 #46

Basically, yeah. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #47

The cores of capitalism and socialism are both inevitable. gulliver Aug 2025 #53

I will bet you get your income from a capitalist system-you sound scared to death of reasonable splitting of profits Stargazer99 Aug 2025 #55