The major problem with the capitalism in America (and maybe even the problem with unchained capitalism) is that it rewards the most sociopathic behaviors and redistributes wealth in such a way as to cause increasing disparity.

When legislator's get their data from lobbyists, who pay legislators for their attention, then the money which buys lobbyists becomes the effective constituency of the legislators. Which is, in itself, not a problem.

When 1% of the population owns 42% of the wealth... that's a problem.
When 80% of the population own 5% of the wealth... that's a problem.

This puts severe controls on who can afford to effectively lobby their legislators. Is it any wonder that the idea of socialized health care is anathema in Washington DC? Is it really surprising that "corporations are people"?

The statistical majority is out-voiced by the fiscal majority. Could there be any more un-American idea?


So let's acknowledge that the American experiment of capitalism has some imperfections. I'm not saying capitalism is wrong, I don't think that. I think that it's done some great things and some terrible things to our society. If the terrible things are not acknowledged and corrected, then it's going to fail.


If the wealth keeps funneling out of the poor and to the already rich, then the endgame is a filthy, diseased lower AND middle class, who cannot support themselves without "welfare". The only reason they need welfare in the first place is because they were slowly, and insidiously mugged over a couple of generations. It's a crime of ignorance to suggest that a system whose only logical conclusion is to increase disparity and hardship for the greatest number of people is in any way utilitarian.

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Another question for the lefties:

How do you feel about inner city parking garages? Should the prices of parking in central business districts be regulated in some way?
I don't consider myself a "lefty", so I'll let those people answer.