TheRealMafoo said:
vlad321 said:
TheRealMafoo said:
That Guy said:
too long, didn't read.
Mafoo, I think its a little short sighted for you to claim a longer life expectancy in the name of capitalism. We also have programs like Unemployment, Social Security, and the FDIC, which are all pretty much social programs that were propped up in the past 100 years.
The United States was also a pretty Po-Dunk country back then; definitely not a world power. What changed it? Well two world wars pretty much wiped out the economies of the european countries, leaving only the United States standing as a world power.
Not that I am against capitalism, but lets not pretend that it is the sole reason why America has become a Superpower. |
This thread is talking about economics more then politics. China is a world supper power, and it didn't get there with Capitalism.
No, I am talking about the advancements in science that have brought us to where we are today. The primary reason people live longer today is three things. Better food, better medication, and better work environments. I attribute all three of those to technology. I also attribute almost all technology advancements in the last 50 years to free markets.
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Wait wait wait.... Better food? BETTER food? Wow... you really ARE clueless aren't you? Also last 50 years.... interesting, isn't that when all economies but US's went down the hole? So if the US was bombed into rubble and the rest were not we wouldn't have these advancements? Way to be ignorant.
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Better food with respect to genetics and decease. Thanks to technology, we produce foods that handle harsh weather better, attract less bacteria, yield larger crops, store better, etc...
I am not talking about eating fast food.
And a lot of these advancements didn't come from the US, but all of them came from Capitalistic countries.
Look at all the great advancements in the last 50 years, all of them came from the US, Japan, or Capitalistic European countries, and other capitalistic locations.
What has China, Russia, Cuba, or any of the other Scholastic countries created?
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