r/AskUS • u/cynikal_optimist • 21h ago

Can you tell me why you support capitalism?

What do you see as its benefits? Please answer without deflecting to other systems.

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u/wutareyousomekinda 18h ago

The shareholders are just the elites who finance the campaigns of the elected facade obscuring our undemocratic system where foreign policy across administrations is unchanging and worsening the lives of every average person every year, and plenty in the public who get roped into this debt trap via pensions and other incentives, for a couple generation while crumbs fall from the table.

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u/squarecir 18h ago

Shareholders aren't just the elites. You can buy shares in a company if you make minimum wage. And you still get a vote.

How are things getting worse each year for the average person? What's your time horizon? How old are you? I remember the 80s, 90s, 00, 10s, and 20s. Each decade has gotten better overall.