Anti-Capitalist Sentiment (with some morality)

[wufwugy]

If you want some examples of how government benefits the rich and free markets benefit the poor....

All those rich bankers that got bailed out by the US government? In a free market, they fail. With government, they got richer and more powerful. Ever hear about the shitty ISP market in the US and how Comcast and a couple other companies are getting filthy rich off the internet? There is little competition in this market because municipal governments have effectively prohibited competition through their red tape regulations and special favors stacked higher than the Space Needle. Have you heard about how in the US, a mere visit to a medical clinic to get a shot can run you >$100 in costs? This, and the vast quantities of other inefficiencies, are due to the government giving special favors to the AMA, among other things, and the barrier of entry by otherwise qualified individuals less penetrable than Fort Knox. My cousin's girlfriend had to pay ~$20k to ultimately get her beautician license. The government is so suffocating to the well-being of the average person that it makes a kraken look like a baby turtle.

[Poopadoop]

If you want some examples of how government benefits the rich and free markets benefit the poor....

All those rich bankers that got bailed out by the US government? In a free market, they fail. With government, they got richer and more powerful. Ever hear about the shitty ISP market in the US and how Comcast and a couple other companies are getting filthy rich off the internet? There is little competition in this market because municipal governments have effectively prohibited competition through their red tape regulations and special favors stacked higher than the Space Needle. Have you heard about how in the US, a mere visit to a medical clinic to get a shot can run you >$100 in costs? This, and the vast quantities of other inefficiencies, are due to the government giving special favors to the AMA, among other things, and the barrier of entry by otherwise qualified individuals less penetrable than Fort Knox. My cousin's girlfriend had to pay ~$20k to ultimately get her beautician license. The government is so suffocating to the well-being of the average person that it makes a kraken look like a baby turtle.

What you're talking about is government corruption, not effective socialism. I mean lol at a socialist saying let's bail out some banking fatcats.

It also happens to be a government in a capitalist country, which makes your argument weaker bigly.

[wufwugy]

What you're talking about is government corruption, not effective socialism. I mean lol at a socialist saying let's bail out some banking fatcats.

That is socialism. Social ownership requires government (otherwise ownerships would be private). Then we have the same problem of government, when it does what it naturally does and is meant to do, benefits the strongest.

Also, the things I listed aren't corruption. These are things that democratic voters want. They tell their politicians that they want their rent control and their mountain views, so the politicians had better make sure no developers come in and change that. They tell their politicians that they want to be assured that if they use a service that the government approves of that service, so the politicians had better make sure that the only people who get licenses are good with the government.

It also happens to be a government in a capitalist country, which makes your argument weaker bigly.

How so?