How can you preach the virtues of capitalism to people who don’t have any capital? It takes capital to be a capitalist. I totally understand why so many young people are saying “What the hell has global capitalism ever done for me?”

Oct 18, 2020 · 3:56 AM UTC

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exactly marianne
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I can't even get Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand" of capitalism to give me a reach around.
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Unless they grew their own food and lived in houses they built out of the ground, it did a lot for them.
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It feels like trying to sail with a boat that has a giant hole in the keel.
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droppin bars Marianne
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Most people are poor until there mid 30’s
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