Change my mind: Capitalism is an inherent class struggle between those who do the work and those who own/run the means of production

Seriously, if you have a persuasive enough argument I will change my mind.

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hertoy · 70-79, M

I believe Capitalism is the fairest of all systems. Everyone is rewarded by the effort they put in to society. The blue collar worker is not a slave to management, he/she can change jobs, re-educate, open a business to be management. Some are born into power, some not, but the government does not prohibit anyone from bettering themselves.

SW-User

@hertoy The problem is, for lack of a better term, the distribution of wealth in capitalism. Those blue collar workers may be able to change job or get educated or whatever, but regardless of what they do they'll never be rewarded in the same way as the management - the higher you go, the worse this gets - for equal or in some cases more input to make the company as a whole function.

lovelywarpedlemon

@hertoy yeah, as long as you don't mind bulldozing anyone and anything in the way of "success" ... I don't mean to attack you but 40 hours a week just to be one check away from homelessness (which is how most people live) does not seem like "freedom," to me

EmilyMom · 51-55, F

@SW-User you keep referring to "distribution" of wealth. i believe socialism is designed to distribute the wealth, cpaitalism is designed to earn your wealth.

hertoy · 70-79, M

@SW-User There is no better system. Corruption is in all systems...power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. To artificially manipulate the wage gap would require a powerful government and disenfranchise the hardest and smartest of the work force favoring a more equal distribution of wealth. That sounds like SOCIALISM to me!