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Hi all,

I'm seeing a lot of hate for capitalism here, and I'm wondering why that is and what the rationale behind it is. I'm pretty pro-capitalism myself, so I want to see the logic on the other side of the fence.

If this isn't the right forum for a political/economic discussion-- I'm happy to take this somewhere else.

Cheers!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would say you can have capitalism with regulation. But regulation itself is not capitalism. Rules that are not based on market forces are literally outside capital forces.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure but it does not change the system from a capitalist one so it is still capitalism regulated by market forces.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You are the one that said "complete economic power to the government" and I am the one that said "The short answer is: we need regulation. Businesses can run, but they shouldn’t decide the rules." Do you see that? "Businesses can run".

so it is still capitalism regulated by market forces.

No, it is not regulated only by market forces. We have introduced many, many non-market based regulations and rules. Absolute tons of rules and regulations are not market based. And like I said "Rules that are not based on market forces are literally outside capital forces."

We have regulated capitalism, not "capitalism regulated by market forces". If you want more see my reply https://lemmy.ca/comment/1421494

I predict you're going to keep doing weird attempts to say "but capitalism" and we're already at the point where I just point out what I've already said, so have fun.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

If the ownership of the means of production is still held privately, it is still capitalism. That's the base definition. I'm sorry but you just don't understand basic definitions.

It's a very loose term to begin with but that's it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=define+capitalism