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Perseus

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81. There is nothing wrong with capitalism

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 07:57 AM

Oct 2014

It is the same as when people say "Politics is so dirty"...the problem is not capitalism or politics, the problem is greedy people.

Capitalism could work very well if people's principles were stronger, if voters took the time to understand their politician's true intentions, if they kept tags on the politicians voting records and the bills they pass, if they would see past the rhetoric and the flag/religion hiding, but when most of us do not take them time to read, learn and make the crooks accountable for their actions then we breed corruption.

So stop blaming capitalism or politics, neither of those are bad, it is the greed from the people who "lead".

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Severe and chronic understaffing will be the death of us. [View all] vanlassie Oct 2014 OP

A good reason to question the values of capitalism Stargazer99 Oct 2014 #1

+1 daleanime Oct 2014 #36

There is nothing wrong with capitalism Perseus Oct 2014 #81

Laissez-faire capitalism is the problem. SalviaBlue Oct 2014 #84

AbsoFUCKINGlutly. vanlassie Oct 2014 #87

but but employment costs irisblue Oct 2014 #2

Good grief! I hope that your daughter and grand-baby are ok! Orrex Oct 2014 #3

Yeah but the investors are making out like bandits and that's all that matters. valerief Oct 2014 #4

That's what happens when as much money as possible is being sucked away from society AZ Progressive Oct 2014 #5

THE PROBLEM. In the last less than 3 years glinda Oct 2014 #8

Me, too!! Delmette Oct 2014 #39

Yup. It is sad to have to actually be there every day and we pay for their care! glinda Oct 2014 #55

Yup. This is the problem with out profit-driven capitalist society. RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #6

I noticed more than 10 years ago in retail Kalidurga Oct 2014 #7

I used to make really good money marym625 Oct 2014 #9

Union is needed for ALL our workers! daleanime Oct 2014 #37

yeah! them too! marym625 Oct 2014 #41

Agreed!! vanlassie Oct 2014 #42

Second that! Rebl Oct 2014 #68

This will happen as long as we elect republicons bent on proving that "government doesn't work" corkhead Oct 2014 #10

Capitalism works only for those who have ''capital'' YOHABLO Oct 2014 #70

Rec'd to infinity. The problem is CAPITALISM. Zorra Oct 2014 #11

. libodem Oct 2014 #15

ZACTLY, ZORRA!! n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #18

I wish heaven05 Oct 2014 #20

We need to tax the uber-wealthy, those who can buy the political process, out of existence. hunter Oct 2014 #85

It is interesting, what we in the first world have gotten used to, how things were and now are not uppityperson Oct 2014 #12

Yeah. All the stuff we used to think we were so GREAT about. vanlassie Oct 2014 #14

I agree... ReRe Oct 2014 #28

Yep libodem Oct 2014 #13

They don't read the nursing notes, nor the admission assessment. eilen Oct 2014 #73

I am a little surprised that SheilaT Oct 2014 #16

Maximized Profits (corporations) and Reduced Budgets (public sector) KeepItReal Oct 2014 #17

From the Washington Post 9/25/14 marym625 Oct 2014 #19

yep heaven05 Oct 2014 #22

Disgusting marym625 Oct 2014 #25

OR it pays to be a non-CEO in any of these listed countries EXCEPT the US. nt valerief Oct 2014 #30

Amen.... daleanime Oct 2014 #40

Nice chart! Clearly shows white collar robbery with no jail time. golfguru Oct 2014 #53

I used to work for a small manufacturing plant marym625 Oct 2014 #69

as you said... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #82

It's Already RobinA Oct 2014 #21

I was watching CNN and hearing the voice of the Dallas mayor, I couldn't help it. calimary Oct 2014 #23

The one question I have whenever I hear a republi-CON froth at the mouth about government... KansDem Oct 2014 #27

Exactly. We ARE the Government. We hire politicians to be OUR lobbyists.. annabanana Oct 2014 #34

Crisis governance. Lazy Conservatives blocking everything they can. randome Oct 2014 #24

Maybe a dose of Ebola would change their outlook! vanlassie Oct 2014 #26

Yeah, but then they'd try to blame THAT on Obama, too. randome Oct 2014 #31

In Disaster Capitalism... ReRe Oct 2014 #32

Then there's the push to have 12 hour shifts. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #29

+1 Enthusiast Oct 2014 #62

Where I work they give health benefits to part time. eilen Oct 2014 #74

Dreadful, for everyone. vanlassie Oct 2014 #89

"Starve the Beast" annabanana Oct 2014 #33

That combined with austerity measures deutsey Oct 2014 #35

And I just thought if another major fuck up caused by the same things. vanlassie Oct 2014 #38

While corporations sit on piles & piles of cash. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #43

a-MEN eom catrose Oct 2014 #44

I'm a nurse. I love my job. gwheezie Oct 2014 #45

Please be careful, gwheezie, and take care of yourself. vanlassie Oct 2014 #54

It's time to put the reins on capitalism once and for all. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #46

Shh, you will scare the hell out of the capitalist! Stargazer99 Oct 2014 #47

Do They Have Other Problems? erpowers Oct 2014 #50

One example I really learned about this year: Nursing homes. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #48

Absolutely. femmocrat Oct 2014 #67

My husband, my mother, and my friend: all this year. Long times between ringing a buzzer and having WinkyDink Oct 2014 #83

High School Kid's Story erpowers Oct 2014 #49

Yes vanlassie Oct 2014 #56

They drove wages down Warpy Oct 2014 #51

One Percent Motto: "Austerity for Thee, Prosperity for Me." kairos12 Oct 2014 #52

In our "service economy" it seems that what passes for "success" in terms of HR and management today RadiationTherapy Oct 2014 #57

My father maybe dying as I type. I was just told in the last two hours: glinda Oct 2014 #58

So sorry. I hope he's OK. vanlassie Oct 2014 #60

I work in a busy regional hospital eilen Oct 2014 #75

I know as we have been through most of this. glinda Oct 2014 #90

If we hire more people... freebrew Oct 2014 #59

This is what happens when there is a profit motive in health care. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #61

X 1000 ctsnowman Oct 2014 #77

The first problem to restructure is the pyramid-shaped social structure. Never worked before, Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #63

You know this stuff has happened all the time correct? There is always mistakes made..... Logical Oct 2014 #64

How many staffers does the Secret Service need to lock the front door of the White House? (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #65

Hmm. You imply maybe only one? So if your family was living there, vanlassie Oct 2014 #66

when they laid-off a huge number of people, they told those remaining they whereisjustice Oct 2014 #71

Excess money in the private sector is called profit. the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #72

Everyone ctsnowman Oct 2014 #76

YES! LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #78

I think it's a game with corporate America anymore to see what they can get away with. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #79

And woe be unto the employee Scruffy Rumbler Oct 2014 #80

Yep. lonestarnot Oct 2014 #86

Side note: There are NO doctors in Pinellas county that accept ACA. L0oniX Oct 2014 #88