Now Capitalism, on the other hand, leaves people to support themselves. It doesn't call for one class to play parent for another class and doesnt call for government to contradict its original pledge to defend its people by stealing from them. Rather everyones successes or failures are determined solely by the choices they make. Some may start out at a higher economic status than others (because their parents worked hard to achieve what they have), but this only makes it more difficult for those on the lower end to achieve, but does not make it impossible. They simply have to work harder. Their life is still in their own hands, and they will succeed or fail based on this. That's one of the fundamental concepts of freedom. Being free doesn't mean you're owed any particular standard of living -- rather it means you are free to pursue your own goals and free to achieve whatever success you are able, and in doing so accept the risk that you are also free to fail. And if you truly cannot compete and must live off the dole of others, then you have the option to seek out the help of private charaties or individuals -- it by no means gives you the right to use the heavy hand of government to strongarm food and clothes from your neighbor. In leaving everyone to tend to their own, free from the governments initiation of force, everyone is free to pursue their own greed. Yes, greed. Greed is what it responsible for everything you use. Your car, your stereo, your computer, your hairbrush, your food, everything. Greed drive man to compete, and to create a product which is superior to that of his competitors in order to generate profit and therefore better his own standing. This drive to produce the highest quality products at the lowest possible cost in order to best his competition is something that a government appointed monopoly on industry can never obtain, and is the reason why government fails at everything it touches. There is simply no legitimate reason for results. If government misuses money, they can always just raise taxes to compensate. If a business misuses money, they face bankruptcy.
And just so you know, the US isn't truly capitalist. Capitalism is often defined as "government giving industry favors." Its far from it. True Capitalism is industry FREE from government, and is the only political/economic system in which not only provides for the ultimate level of freedom attainable, it is also the most morally, economically, and politically efficient system to date.
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Now Capitalism, on the other hand, leaves people to support themselves. It doesn't call for one class to play parent for another class and doesnt call for government to contradict its original pledge to defend its people by stealing from them. Rather everyones successes or failures are determined solely by the choices they make. Some may start out at a higher economic status than others (because their parents worked hard to achieve what they have), but this only makes it more difficult for those on the lower end to achieve, but does not make it impossible. They simply have to work harder. Their life is still in their own hands, and they will succeed or fail based on this. That's one of the fundamental concepts of freedom. Being free doesn't mean you're owed any particular standard of living -- rather it means you are free to pursue your own goals and free to achieve whatever success you are able, and in doing so accept the risk that you are also free to fail. And if you truly cannot compete and must live off the dole of others, then you have the option to seek out the help of private charaties or individuals -- it by no means gives you the right to use the heavy hand of government to strongarm food and clothes from your neighbor. In leaving everyone to tend to their own, free from the governments initiation of force, everyone is free to pursue their own greed. Yes, greed. Greed is what it responsible for everything you use. Your car, your stereo, your computer, your hairbrush, your food, everything. Greed drive man to compete, and to create a product which is superior to that of his competitors in order to generate profit and therefore better his own standing. This drive to produce the highest quality products at the lowest possible cost in order to best his competition is something that a government appointed monopoly on industry can never obtain, and is the reason why government fails at everything it touches. There is simply no legitimate reason for results. If government misuses money, they can always just raise taxes to compensate. If a business misuses money, they face bankruptcy.
And just so you know, the US isn't truly capitalist. Capitalism is often defined as "government giving industry favors." Its far from it. True Capitalism is industry FREE from government, and is the only political/economic system in which not only provides for the ultimate level of freedom attainable, it is also the most morally, economically, and politically efficient system to date.