tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post6654996307757255450..comments2023-08-27T06:40:13.013-04:00Comments on Hip Hop Republican | Music, Politics & Culture: Dangerous Freedom: The Case for CapitalismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-90270725404300018562009-12-30T10:09:31.912-05:002009-12-30T10:09:31.912-05:00I support capitalism for many of the reasons you s...I support capitalism for many of the reasons you state. I firmly believe that the majority of goods and services are most efficiently provisioned by the marketplace. However it's a matter of record that capitalism left to it's own devices (although to a much less degree than say socialism /communism) can threaten life, liberty and make nearly impossible the pursuit of happiness. <br /><br />I believe that sensible government regulations that work to foster competition and protect consumers can indeed make markets work better and that central planning of this nature does not qualify as socialism (which is of course an ownership model). <br /><br />Capitalism is here to stay. It's merits have been proven. It's has been the single most effective tool in the battle against poverty this world has even known and is most compatible with individual liberty. This isn't debatable. Today's debates should focus not on what the alternatives to capitalism should be (that debate has already been settled), but rather what "brand" of capitalism (i.e proper balance of markets and regulations) best achieves the ideals of our nation and protects not only the individual but the commons.dumbpatriotnoreply@blogger.com