Trevino on Al Jazeera English, on Capitalism and Socialism.

[twk373]

What keeps Americans believing in capitalism? Capitalism is the only system that can and does create wealth for the poor. That's what.

[twinturbine]

Why do Americans use hyperbole when discussing socialism?

Europe is generally free-market with better social services than the US, hence our current recession yet limited desperation

My time in the US was punctuated by horror at abysmal social mobility, astonishment at suggestions the poor be entitled to dignified welfare / healthcare & the privileged who classified the poor as lazy

Capitalism is a horse that pulls society, powerful under certain conditions but dangerous without a driver

[intricatic]

We had a free market in my lifetime? Yikes, I'd hate to see socialism.