Does Capitalism Inevitably Produce Inequalities?

[hunter]

35. Hell Yes! Capitalism Does Inevitably Produce Inequalities.

We live in a centrally planned, oligarchic economy just as the Soviet Union did. We simply have different sorts of crooks doing the planning.

The rules about starving, maiming, and killing serfs and peasants are somewhat more "just" (sarcasm), and the illusion of personal freedom is somewhat greater for anyone accepted into the work force here in the U.S.A. than they ever were in the Soviet Union, but "democracy" and "liberty" are largely an illusion, and absolutely an illusion for anyone wasting away in our huge prison system on false charges or non-violent crimes.

Until we get rid of money and "capital" (the entire concept is getting rather stale a stinky) for some sort of Star Trek earth economy, then a strongly regulated socialist economy, a good mix of democratic government and corporate management (the distinction blurs in the U.S.A.) seems to work best. Some nations have actually managed to implement such economies and we would do well to follow their example.

To put it in archaic terms, the adult citizens of the U.S.A. each ought to have a single share and a single vote in the management of the entire U.S.A. economy., and all should enjoy the fruits of that economy with an expectation of full literacy, good food, safe shelter, and appropriate medical care for all.