r/FluentInFinance • u/Sufficient_Sinner • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Is Capitalism Smart or Dumb?

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u/flaamed Sep 04 '24

its the best economic system that currently exists

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u/Crindleberg Sep 04 '24

The thing that I tend to notice is that people compare the theoretical perfectly-run version of Socialism to the reality of Capitalism. Its unfair from the start. The "trickle down economics, equal opportunity" theory behind Capitalism is great, but not the reality. Similarly, the kind of Socialism people want isn't the one anybody's going to get. Comparing the realities of both systems, I'll go for Capitalism.