This is not how anyone should have to live - ever - and especially in the richest nation in the world. This has got to stop. #ProAct
More Perfect Union
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Could you just for a moment consider that this might not just be *a* result, but the *inevitable* result of the ability to accumulate unlimited amounts of private wealth?
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That ability completely unregulated is evil, yes I agree.
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I didn't add a qualifier. I asked you to consider that this might be the inevitable result of the ability to accumulate property, period. You don't have to agree, but wouldn't kill you to admit that there's a *chance* that capitalism is flawed in its core premise.
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Replying to @fohouttahere
Lol No but I did! Adam Smith, the main articulator of free market capitalism, said it could not exist outside an ethical context. Without strong unions, protection of worker’s rights & strictly enforced safety & financial regulations, it’s more than “flawed;” it’s oppressive.

Jul 19, 2021 · 11:53 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Adam Smith knew that there is no way to get to an ethical framework inside a capitalist system that allows unlimited accumulation. Fixing the system by his standard would look more like socialism than anything we would associate with capitalism.