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Originally Posted by Dom1
Did you really want debate?
Capitalism is not a religion, primarily because of reasons that King gave.
I would think that people who believe that people actually do respond to incentives would think that capitalism is the right economic system. We even have within our system secondary socialistic systems for those who don't really participate in the capitalistic system.
Those who strive towards mediocrity would probably prefer some socialistic system. Those who shun competition would probably prefer this. There are not enough incentives in the system.
As far as God making someone rich . . . doubt it. I think it is usually the person who betters their own economic status through decisions that they make. Personal accountability is key. Some don't like that, but it doesn't make it less true.
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>>>I don't really disagree with any of that, particularly. But you know there is an entire group of religious leaders who espouse the "God wants us to be rich" ideology. I don't know whether that's capitalism or religion or just some self-serving bullshit mix. Additionally (as I noted at the top), capitalism has a lot of the characteristics of religion, including adherence to unprovable dogma. I come from a more pragmatic school which contends that if capitalism solves problems within portions of an economy, use it. If socializing a part of the economy works better, then go with that. I ain't "religiously" tied into either.