A form of government based on the idea that people who want to excel will excel, and those who do not wish to will not. It can easily be combined with democracy, though balance is needed for it to succeed, and oftentimes it can be corrupted. Though this has brought prosperity to the world not yet seen, it faces criticism from those who beleive in socialism, another effective form of government.
Capitalism: You have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull.
Socialism: You have two cows, you work and one is taken away to be given to another who has no cows because his have died due to neglect.
Socialism: You have two cows, you work and one is taken away to be given to another who has no cows because his have died due to neglect.
by Communism doesnt work August 15, 2004
An economic system in which the industry and trade is controlled by private investors oppose to the goverment or society. Captialism in its purist form is known as free market capitalism. The primary objective essentially is to obtain profit. In a capitalist society, you have the right to commodities. Free market (supply and demand) is in controll of purchasers and marketers. This enables economic growth due to the fact that capitalism creates competition which incentives innovation and production.
It's completely environmentally beneficial because businesses know that if they exploit to much, their equity will deplete. Captialism leads to the dramitic decrease in poverty rates therefore benefiting all classes in humanity. As Miltion Friedman once said: "The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy. It is the most effective system we have discovered to enable people who hate one another to deal with one another and help one another". Capitalism shows that economic freedom and political freedom correlate. Lower taxes for more innovation which leads to economic growth since most wealth is produced by businesses and those businesses possess the right to obtain the profit they earn. Without Capitalism, the economy will plummet.
It's completely environmentally beneficial because businesses know that if they exploit to much, their equity will deplete. Captialism leads to the dramitic decrease in poverty rates therefore benefiting all classes in humanity. As Miltion Friedman once said: "The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy. It is the most effective system we have discovered to enable people who hate one another to deal with one another and help one another". Capitalism shows that economic freedom and political freedom correlate. Lower taxes for more innovation which leads to economic growth since most wealth is produced by businesses and those businesses possess the right to obtain the profit they earn. Without Capitalism, the economy will plummet.
by Timmins Coalition August 8, 2021
An economic system based on two basic truisms:
1. Humans are greedy
2. Humans act in their own self interest FIRST
Capitalism exploits these two truisms by creating an economic structure in which benefiting yourself benefits the society as a whole. For example, when Jeff Bezos created Amazon, he benefited himself by giving himself complete financial freedom; and he benefited the society as a whole by providing fast, reliable shipping and delivery.
1. Humans are greedy
2. Humans act in their own self interest FIRST
Capitalism exploits these two truisms by creating an economic structure in which benefiting yourself benefits the society as a whole. For example, when Jeff Bezos created Amazon, he benefited himself by giving himself complete financial freedom; and he benefited the society as a whole by providing fast, reliable shipping and delivery.
by NotPieGuy January 23, 2021
by Tony Scarface Montana September 18, 2008
A system based on private property except only 1% of people are able to have that private property by leeching off from the other 90% labor.
What did Capitalism achieved in Russia that 70 years of "Communism" never could?
Make "Communism" look good!
Make "Communism" look good!
by Joe lider February 4, 2010
The beacon of inequality and greed. Adapted to work in unison exceptionally well natural flaws in people.
An economic system in which the aspect of potential greed is both exploited and glorified to the fullest.
A system that thrives on the destruction of people.
The prepetuation of the division between various social classes.
An economic system in which the aspect of potential greed is both exploited and glorified to the fullest.
A system that thrives on the destruction of people.
The prepetuation of the division between various social classes.
Capitalism fluctuates constantly therefore its destruction is inevitable, at one point or another.
(Great Depression anyone?)
(Great Depression anyone?)
by Expatriot August 26, 2004
A system of :
Screw the people.
Screw the government.
Screw the earth.
Profit = Yes.
People = Herds of cows used to be subliminally socialized to eat shit (see silicon dioxide, ammonium sulfate, etc), drink shit (Potassium Benzoate, etc), use shit (see Titanium dioxide, Propylene glycol, etc), get shit (see v984 advanced ipod), get more shit, make shit (see underpaid factory workers, outsourced jobs), do shit to other people, allocate who gets what shit (see demographic targetting, CEO $10bil, Employee $16/hr)
People = expendable mindless machines that need to consume as much shit as possible to generate dough (see tobacco) before they decay/die/deform due to carcinogens or some random-named unarticulable compound with adverse effects; entities that need to perform as much shit as possible in a finite amount of time; entities that need to be told to do nothing in order to do shit by using dough (see weight loss pills, automated services, work from home google ads, etc) ; entities that can be profited from by irrationality (see stock market)
Governments = An entity that needs dough to burn to perform social services, underground operations, propagandization but funded by private-sectored corporations, businesses, sponsorships, etc that use the above system to maximize profits
Screw the people.
Screw the government.
Screw the earth.
Profit = Yes.
People = Herds of cows used to be subliminally socialized to eat shit (see silicon dioxide, ammonium sulfate, etc), drink shit (Potassium Benzoate, etc), use shit (see Titanium dioxide, Propylene glycol, etc), get shit (see v984 advanced ipod), get more shit, make shit (see underpaid factory workers, outsourced jobs), do shit to other people, allocate who gets what shit (see demographic targetting, CEO $10bil, Employee $16/hr)
People = expendable mindless machines that need to consume as much shit as possible to generate dough (see tobacco) before they decay/die/deform due to carcinogens or some random-named unarticulable compound with adverse effects; entities that need to perform as much shit as possible in a finite amount of time; entities that need to be told to do nothing in order to do shit by using dough (see weight loss pills, automated services, work from home google ads, etc) ; entities that can be profited from by irrationality (see stock market)
Governments = An entity that needs dough to burn to perform social services, underground operations, propagandization but funded by private-sectored corporations, businesses, sponsorships, etc that use the above system to maximize profits
Continued...
Earth = A seemingly vast, infinite space of abundant resources to drill, eat, poke, cut, slice, chop, dice, burn, farm, blow up from which can be employed by expendable mindless machines (see foreign workers) to get from and to produce the necessary shit (see goods and services) by which other expendable mindless machines (see marketers) try to sell shit to other expendable mindless machines (see consumers) to invest in expendable mindless's machines (see stock market) capability to sell shit by which expendable mindless machines don't really need but perceive the need anyways despite having a miserable quality of life even after purchasing shit that rusts out in 6 months or have not been used
~ Capitalism
Earth = A seemingly vast, infinite space of abundant resources to drill, eat, poke, cut, slice, chop, dice, burn, farm, blow up from which can be employed by expendable mindless machines (see foreign workers) to get from and to produce the necessary shit (see goods and services) by which other expendable mindless machines (see marketers) try to sell shit to other expendable mindless machines (see consumers) to invest in expendable mindless's machines (see stock market) capability to sell shit by which expendable mindless machines don't really need but perceive the need anyways despite having a miserable quality of life even after purchasing shit that rusts out in 6 months or have not been used
~ Capitalism
by Rich Businessman November 28, 2010