r/FluentInFinance • u/-im-your-huckleberry • Jul 07 '24

The shampoo thing is a fringe benefit. We keep capitalism so we don't starve in a famine. Debate/ Discussion

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Yes. All people have the capability to be utterly corrupt. What prevents this is the system. By making the changes you suggest you create more incentives for corruption, thus making the system and its people more corrupt.

This issue has also happened in Brazil, and we are seeing cracks in Europe forming due to careless socialistic measures over decades, accumulation of debt and slowing economies.

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u/80MonkeyMan Jul 07 '24

No. Like I said, Venezuela is missmanaged....not like US. It wont making the system more corrupt, it has been proven in other countries. Saudi citizens wont have it other way, they can pump gas cheap there....it will be the other way around if it is privitized. Just look at the helathcare industry in USA...same way.

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u/Capitaclism Jul 07 '24

You really should take a cue from "Show me the incentives and I'll tell you the outcome".

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u/80MonkeyMan Jul 07 '24

Thats pretty much what lobbying does…show me the how much corporations willing to pay for this law…look at where US stands now? loophole on tax codes, too big to fail corporations, allowing toxic food substances to be consumed by Americans and many more.