Why is it so difficult to understand there might be another answer other than capitalism and markets?
Canna, there might be a tooth fairy. But, there is no math on that.
These ugly humans have always practiced Cooperation/Competition.
Sun Tsu wrote about that 2500 years ago in the Art of War. Hitler/Stalin,
Sparta/Athens, The Various States/EU, US/China/Russia.
Finally we have Noble Prize winning math to prove it. Nashian game theory, or what we all, coop-pertition.
That is because we try to co-opt, the competition by competing with them to grow Tech. Much personal wealth is made is day by taking the risk, getting some new tech going and selling it to one of the Big Three,
Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle are the only ones left standing...for now.
The other 2 political theories,
- Supply side Voodoo
- Say govt will save for the raining day and then don't, Keynesian
...however, are still in force, since the idea of cooperation does not easily fit in our legal system of Total War. Only one side can win in the Law and Politics is the fountain of Law.
And the world is a better place if we keep politics in it's place.