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can-do capitalism 

A version of capitalism based on telling people what to buy and how to live in order to force them to behave in ways that solves climate change.

Often involves establishing rules around what people 'can do' and therefore what they 'cannot do'.

The concept was designed in Australia as an alternative to 'cannot-do' capitalism, where people were empowered to make their own choices as there were no rules proscribing what they could not do. Also related to laissez faire economics.
Scott Morrison says 'can-do capitalism' will solve climate change
can-do capitalism by Aceyducey November 10, 2021

Can Do Attitude 

Initially synonymous with industrious, now defined as 'Willing to lie about what's feasible and what's not in order to gain a competitive edge.' See also 'Suck-up' and 'Shitty Implementation'.
Manager: 'Will the new system be able to deliver streamlined accountancy functionality in rigorously flexible capacity according to our shareholders' needs?
Sales rep: 'Yep.'
M: 'Will it synergise our block transfer mechanism and the coffee machine?'
S: 'Yep'.
M: 'Can it shit rainbows?'
S: 'Yep. Marshmallows too.'
M: 'I like it. I like your can do attitude. I like it because I want my computer to shit rainbows and YOU can do that.'
S: 'Yuuuup.'

2 weeks later there was a fire. Emergency services determined that it was caused by peeps melting into the CPUs of every computer in the office. 3 men died.
Can Do Attitude by nippondog July 7, 2012

can-do spirit 

a frame of mind where one believes it's possible for them to do anything
I love her can-do spirit -- she really did eat 18 curry bowls within 14 seconds.
can-do spirit by MoribundMurdoch December 1, 2020

i can do anything 

i can do anything by Axanery November 27, 2018

There's Nothing we Can do

When Napoleon Bonaparte was stranded on an island and his fellow men died, he was left almost entirely alone, and as the enemies closed in and he utters the word "There's Nothing we Can do".
"Yo there's a really hot girl I like bro"
"Damn dude, but she's got a bf"
"There's Nothing we Can do"
aka giving up.

so easy a caveman can do it 

Sarah Palin
Katy Perry
Ke$ha
Bristol Palin
Your Mom
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
George Bush
J WOW
Snooki
The Kardashians
and Princess Daisy.
Snooki is so easy a caveman can do it.