Better for all, Capitalism or Socialism?

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ManusJustus said:

TheRealMafoo said:

Today, the poor live longer, eat better, live in better housing, have better services, and safety then they did 100 years ago, all because of Capitalism.

Thats simply not true.  If it wasnt for socialism (government funding jobs, technology, etc) we wouldnt have satellites, nuclear power, and even computers right now.  We would be sitting around a burning barrel talking about how great capitalism is. 

The most succesful economic system can be found in Scandinavia, where their version of a mixed economy makes them the best off in the world.

# 1	Luxembourg:	$89,563.63 per capita
# 2	Norway:	$66,964.36 per capita
# 3	Iceland:	$53,029.30 per capita
# 4	Ireland:	$52,892.89 per capita
# 5	Qatar:	$52,239.72 per capita
# 6	Switzerland:	$51,032.66 per capita
# 7	Denmark:	$50,702.00 per capita
# 8	United States:	$44,155.00 per capita
# 9	Sweden:	$42,553.49 per capita
# 10	Netherlands:	$40,167.13 per capita
# 11	Finland:	$39,855.93 per capita
# 12	Austria:	$39,131.37 per capita
# 13	United Kingdom:	$38,849.97 per capita

NOTE: Urban areas have larger GDP than their rural counterparts, and Luxembourg is a predominately urban area.  Large countries, like the United States, Norway, Great Britain, etc. include urban and rural areas and, thus, their GDP can be more accurately compared.  Luxembourg's GDP is similar to that of New York City, and for better analysis should only be compared to other urban areas.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gdp_percap-economy-gdp-per-capita

This site is just a treasure! I'll have a longer luck at it, but one funny thing jumped into my eye:

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_eco_fre-economy-economic-freedom

 

It's about economic freedom and guess who actually got the 6th place together with the USA? Denmark!

So much about anybody here will dare again to say, that Denmark is a socialist country