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Quote by: Century 25 You asked or stated: So I did point the finger at 'capitalism' - that being my response (see below) agreeing with the premise of this thread; "Abolish capitalism to save the planet? " So, for your benefit I gave a quick link to you. I could care less if you don't like it. There is no "theory" to debate. Get it..??

I understand that there is no theory to debate since the author and yourself show a complete lack of understanding of basic economics.

The ball is in your court, you show me/us how great 'capitalism' is for us.

For it to functional properly, capitalism requires individual freedom. You must be free to sell or hire labor. Capitalism is great at generating. There are strong correlations between gdp/capita and reduction in infant mortality rates, increases in life expectancy, and curbing population growth. Capitalism also spurs innovation and increases the standard of living.

Capitalism without diligent checks & balances is like a fire in the house without a furnace/fireplace/oven.. etc, to control it.

Capitalism is checked in the United States since we do not live in a pure capitalistic free market society. Like most developed countries, the US is a mixed economy. Perhaps, you don't like the checks but you like the standard of living. Someone who thinks the US is a pure capitalistic country is on some serious drugs. You cannot critique the free market by thinking we live in a free market. It is a mixed economy.

Anti-capitalism is not a form of government. Canada is "socialistic" - France.. often rated as the # 1 country on the list of best places to live, is socialistic.

More nonsense from you. Both Canada and France have market-oriented economic systems.

Chirac came into power in 1986 since the socialist movement in France was seen as a failure. Within a month of coming into office Chirac's plan called for the privatization of 65 industries and 900,000 thousand jobs. France is more capitalistic now, then 20 years ago. Pick up a history book.