Originally Posted by Ray E. Strode
Well, There is no perfect system. A lot have spouted of how they would invent the perfect system but so far it is just a pipe dream.

So why do you thing the U.S. has been sucessful beyond the wildest dreams? Could it be that people looked at a problem and just did it rather than listen to 10 different opinions of why it couldn't be done?

Believe me when I say that everyone doesn't want to be super rich and live in a million dollar house. Of course there are some that will always bitch that they are being screwed by the system, or others somewhere else are.

It's like the little boy that cried wolf. Most people get tired of some people crying about their station in life. Or about other people that need HELP. Here in the U.S. and lots of other places in the world a person has all the tools to be sucessful, all they have to do is apply themselves. All the tools are already in place for sucess. BUT, some still want it handed to them. Pity.


Succesful for who? What makes you think the USA has been successful beyond wildest dreams? What yardstick do you use to measure this success. Your definition of success is obviously vastly different from many others. The fact that your basic premise is wrong in most peoples eyes makes every other point you make wrong as well. Whilst America is one of the richest countries in the world it still has a huge gap between huge wealth and poverty. Money talks whilst the vast majority have to remain silent.
I agree with Mike..... mans greed, dishonesty and inhumanity are the cause of most if not all our problems. These manifest themselves through greedy politicians making bad political decisions and thrusting undemocratic and unfair policies on certain vulnerable groups of individuals. Capitalism fails miserably both in theory and practice. Theoretically socialism is a recipe that could work if it was allowed to. I doubt very much if the huge multi nationals who have the power and in reality actually run our countries would allow it.

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