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RE: ADSactly Education - On Capitalism
The quest for more wealth is the driving force here. Capitalism is a double edge sword. Yes, it rewards those for work but at the same time, it creates a societal gap that is becoming irreparable. Resources diminish and the poor get poorer. It will be interesting moving forward when it comes to resources like water. Capitalism is already making an impact on water and how it is supplied. We already have bottled water being sold for more than a litre of gas. Wait until it becomes more scarce and the capitalism machine kicks into overdrive.
You are wrong. The poor is richer than they would have been in the past. Everyone has gotten richer.
I agree with you, of course. I think greed and manipulation has skewed the system toward the 'capitalist class'. I think it may be self correcting if we live long enough. When workers can't work because they don't have enough water somebody will come up with something that will re balance the equation. All three sides must be in balance for the equation to work, and it tends to be self correcting. Those corrections, however, can be incredibly painful when they occur.