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KansDem

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3. We're "past capitalism." TARP moved us past it.

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 03:08 PM

May 2012

Capitalism is all about making money. If you do well, you get rich. If you don't do well, you fail.

If we had true capitalism, then the banks and Wall Street would have been permitted to go broke. Instead we have this "If you do well, you get rich; if you don't do well, you get rich" mentality with regard to plutocrats.

I don't know what system we have now, but it isn't capitalism...

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There are more people out of work than jobs, anyone think this will get better? [View all] redqueen May 2012 OP

Excellent. The book "your money or your life" was an epiphany to me. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #1

I met someone last night. Neither of us asked about occupation. closeupready May 2012 #7

Marked to read later. MuseRider May 2012 #2

We're "past capitalism." TARP moved us past it. KansDem May 2012 #3

Fascism? redqueen May 2012 #4

Sounds about right... KansDem May 2012 #5

More like a well established plutocracy imo. Rex May 2012 #6