medicineman
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Here is what Wiki says: "There is little controversy that private ownership of the means of production, creation of goods or services for profit in a market, and prices and wages are elements of capitalism."
One must by this account surmise that without capital, capitalism would not exist. The right to own property, own businesses, and work in a free environment should not be restricted by government. There are however, some rules that need apply. First, we must ask ourselves some pertinent questions.
1. Should the employer (Business Owner) be able to regulate all aspects of their businesses without government interference, (Rules)?
2. Should the employee be made to accept all the employers mandates, or be shuffeled off to unemployment?
3. Is there actually something called fairness in the workplace?
4. Should the employees be allowed to organize for the betterment of their conditions, both in workplace conditions and wages and benefits?
5.Does owning the "business" actually give the employer power over the workers outside of their production, and if and when does this take precedent over human values?
6. Is the relationship between the Business owner and the employee strictly at the owners discretion?
Now these questions are for the business/employee relationships.
There are other aspect of Capitalism I shall now address.
Lets start with the basic premis of capitalism, Capital. Without this commodity, capitalism would not exist. Capital is the energy that drives the system. Without it, nothing would happen. Where does this capital come from?
In general, My views are this:
Capital comes from old established money sources, parents, mentors, Banks, etc. To extract capital from any of these sources requires one to either be related, have a wealthy friend, or be able to convince a bank (Without having collateral) to lend one money (capital). Why then, is capitalism such an evil system?
Capitalism is rigged from the gates. Without capital or a way to get it, one is relegated to be in the serf category, working for the "man", the capitalist.
It is a very lucky person that can break this bond. Rock stars, Gifted atheletes, movie stars, certain inventors, etc.
Capitalism is great for the capitalists, as I suspect many on this forum are, but for the common citizen, it is an evil system that robs men of their dignity and their ability to have a resourceful life. It is a system that uses capital to excert all types of cruelty to humans, raping and pillaging the poor accross the globe.
So now you may ask, what system would I replace it with? Well to be honest, I haven't invented it yet. You can be sure it would not be one that has been tried and failed, as Capitalism is on the verge of. I would first remove the top 2% from their long held positions and re-distribute that wealth to make a better living environment accross the globe, I'd leave them with a comfortable amount, but not enough to regain their power. I'd turn the tables on the most powerful and put genius class scholars to the task of re-inventing Capitalism. Yes, some form of Capitalism, or reward for hard work should be left in place, but be shared by the workers.
As I fully aknowledge, there is no perfect system at hand, and these are only suggestions, but a fairness doctrine needs to be implemented in this society, as the rich hold way too much power over how this country operates. I await my deluded friends on the rights rage, and expect no less than complete opposition to any thing I express on this forum.
One must by this account surmise that without capital, capitalism would not exist. The right to own property, own businesses, and work in a free environment should not be restricted by government. There are however, some rules that need apply. First, we must ask ourselves some pertinent questions.
1. Should the employer (Business Owner) be able to regulate all aspects of their businesses without government interference, (Rules)?
2. Should the employee be made to accept all the employers mandates, or be shuffeled off to unemployment?
3. Is there actually something called fairness in the workplace?
4. Should the employees be allowed to organize for the betterment of their conditions, both in workplace conditions and wages and benefits?
5.Does owning the "business" actually give the employer power over the workers outside of their production, and if and when does this take precedent over human values?
6. Is the relationship between the Business owner and the employee strictly at the owners discretion?
Now these questions are for the business/employee relationships.
There are other aspect of Capitalism I shall now address.
Lets start with the basic premis of capitalism, Capital. Without this commodity, capitalism would not exist. Capital is the energy that drives the system. Without it, nothing would happen. Where does this capital come from?
In general, My views are this:
Capital comes from old established money sources, parents, mentors, Banks, etc. To extract capital from any of these sources requires one to either be related, have a wealthy friend, or be able to convince a bank (Without having collateral) to lend one money (capital). Why then, is capitalism such an evil system?
Capitalism is rigged from the gates. Without capital or a way to get it, one is relegated to be in the serf category, working for the "man", the capitalist.
It is a very lucky person that can break this bond. Rock stars, Gifted atheletes, movie stars, certain inventors, etc.
Capitalism is great for the capitalists, as I suspect many on this forum are, but for the common citizen, it is an evil system that robs men of their dignity and their ability to have a resourceful life. It is a system that uses capital to excert all types of cruelty to humans, raping and pillaging the poor accross the globe.
So now you may ask, what system would I replace it with? Well to be honest, I haven't invented it yet. You can be sure it would not be one that has been tried and failed, as Capitalism is on the verge of. I would first remove the top 2% from their long held positions and re-distribute that wealth to make a better living environment accross the globe, I'd leave them with a comfortable amount, but not enough to regain their power. I'd turn the tables on the most powerful and put genius class scholars to the task of re-inventing Capitalism. Yes, some form of Capitalism, or reward for hard work should be left in place, but be shared by the workers.
As I fully aknowledge, there is no perfect system at hand, and these are only suggestions, but a fairness doctrine needs to be implemented in this society, as the rich hold way too much power over how this country operates. I await my deluded friends on the rights rage, and expect no less than complete opposition to any thing I express on this forum.
I'm not that interested in money though. I simply want a quiet, comfortable existence. Live and let live, I say! 
