So the level playing field is not level, because of those lobbyists gaming the system. I am rather apposed to have them attempting to poke my rectum. Aren't you?
KaiserJeep wrote:Yet no argument can be made that we are not better off in every way compared to the last generation.
the annual U.S. suicide rate increased 24% between 1999 and 2014, from 10.5 to 13.0 suicides per 100,000 people, the highest rate recorded in 28 years.[6][7] Due to the stigma surrounding suicide, it is suspected that it generally is underreported.[8]
Opioid Overdose
Opioid overdoses accounted for more than 42,000 deaths in 2016, more than any previous year on record. An estimated 40% of opioid overdose deaths involved a prescription opioid.
By the numbers, 78 million adults and 12 million children are obese—figures many regard as an epidemic.
KaiserJeep wrote:To make any kind of a case that we are not better off, one has to invent new metrics, satisfaction surveys, debt ratios, so forth.
onlooker wrote: So my point is that the Level Playing Field will ALWAYS be made unlevel with those with the means/money and motivation to do so.
Ibon wrote:Regulated capitalism is about the best we will probably ever be able to do. In those heady decades of the 20th century unbridled and unregulated capitalism went hand in hand with abundant resources and a growing population with expanding technology.
KaiserJeep wrote:There are over 190 Capitalist economies today that can not be described as anything other than "successful".
onlooker wrote:And then they're are 3 billion or so who live on less than 2 dollars per day. Seems the most successful system managed to leave them behind. And before you say that is due too overpopulation, Just China and India account for almost a third of the world's population yet large swaths of Middle East, Africa and Central and South America are also mired in deep poverty.
KaiserJeep wrote:The reason is completely transparent - in your fortunate position amongst the most well-off people in the World, YOU don't have enough to satisfy yourself. So you grumble about your lot in life, and dream about taxing more wealthy folks to make your own life more comfortable. In a world where - as one of you pointed out, 3+ billion live on less than $2/day.
It makes no sense to me, none.
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