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Subject: Re: the future long term financial apocalypse of the USA
Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 20:35:30 -0700
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On 5/18/2024 5:56 PM, Titus G wrote:
> On 19/05/24 01:34, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
>> On 17/05/2024 15.31, D wrote:
>>
>>> I was unaware
> 
> Ignorance is bliss.
> 
>   we have anything resembling capitalism. What we have
>>> today is a plan economy with government calling the shots, which is
>>> far from capitalism. Many billionaires are the ones who are the most
>>> cosy with politicians.
>>>
>>> As for who the wealth belongs to and the benefits for the population
>>> at large, note that we are living at a high peak of civilization
>>> compared with 100 years ago on all scales, infant mortality, wealth,
>>> quality of life etc.
>>
>> The implication of what you're saying is that living at the peak of
>> civilization is strongly correlated with having a planned economy
>> rather than capitalism.
>>
> 
> Be careful. You might smear his rose tinted spectacles.

One suspects that D is of the opinion that any kind of regulation or 
legal restraint immediately makes a given economy "non-capitalist" and a 
"planned economy".


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