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[–] Mallspice@lemm.ee -5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

“Capitalism: an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.“

Google.

While capitalism can be used for evil, it can also be used for good.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The endgame is companies buying politicians and eventually writing laws to favor themselves.

Corruption is an all time classic but capitalism takes it to the extreme.

[–] Mallspice@lemm.ee 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When it’s not well regulated yes. When it is, it lets people own things and the wealth distribution isn’t fucked.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The credo of capitalism is free market and deregulation.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago