[ezfindit]

This really frosts me. I have been in business for 35 years, and there are many shades of business management styles, and only one puts “maximizing profits” first. In my opinion, “maximizing profits” as a management goal is the most ill-conceived and destructive business management style. It causes loss, not gain.

[Poe White Trash]

No. Next question...

[gunsequalfreedom]

Is capitalism evil?

No, our system that allows campaign contributions to corrupt capitalism is evil. Fix that and captialism works well.

[ronnyquest]

"Is Capitalism Evil?

No. Some people misuse everything they touch, including economic systems. Governments are made up of people; most notably ungoverned.

[Dilbert San Diego]

The Michael Moores of the world think capitalism is evil. He is a poster child for absurd hypocrisy. He makes idiotic movies designed to push an agenda. He became wealthy because of those movies. Enough people buy his books and movies to make him wealthy. Though his viewpoints are moronic, in my opinion, he was able to sell his product through capitalism and make his profits.

[EGPWS]

It shouldn't even be addressed as a question to ponder.

It just lends credence to the socialist cry that it is.

[70th Division]

It is only evil when the heads of business loose their morals.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Anyone who believes that capitalism is “evil”, must believe that communism is good.

[FlyVet]

If you think capitalism is at fault for bad management, you know nothing of human nature.

Yes, but the leftists think if we do away with the Constitution, and convert to a socialist or communist system, then kind, selfless and benevolent people will be magically attracted to the seats of power. They won't be corrupt, evil and stupid like the capitalists, even though they will have far more of other peoples' money to play with.

[silverleaf]

answer to leftists:
Michael Novak- Spirit of Democratic Capitalism

http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Democratic-Capitalism-Michael-Novak/dp/0819178233

Capitalism is, at essence, individualism. Is individualism “evil?”

[truthguy]

The problem as I see it is a very poor economics education program. I'll admit that for a while I had some negative thoughts about big business and capitalism. But this was when I was in my teens and not part of the labor force. The teachers I had in high school had almost suceeded in indoctrinating me. Fortunately I got some good free market economics professors in college and I started working and paying taxes.

Also at this time I began to read National Review and Milton Friedman. It was like a light coming on. I've never been dumber than I was in my mid-teens. I'm also still mad as hell at those high school teachers who tried to indoctrinate me. They didn't suceed with me but they did with many others. This is the problem.

[Louis Foxwell]

All alternatives to capitalism are maliciously evil.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Caiptalism is ONLY freedom.

To remove from life the opportunity to sin is to remove the opportunity to think!

Is that what socialists want...robots?

[TruthWillWin]

Competition has a way of getting rid of business that are not ethical. If a business does not offer a product or service that offers a fair value to consumers it will not be successful.

Wish our government had such a built in cure for it's unproductive, wasteful, outdated, unnecessary, corrupt, programs and elected officials.

[jazminerose]

Uh, we haven’t had actual capitalism in America for decades. We have corporate statism:

http://joytiz.com/2009/capitalism-didn%e2%80%99t-fail-we-ought-to-try-it-sometime/

[Lazamataz]

I will answer this question with a few of my own:

1) Which economic model has killed 100's of millions?

1. Capitalism
2. Communism

2) Which economic model routinely and harshly punishes internal critics and dissenters?

1. Capitalism
2. Communism

3) Which economic model causes massive environmental degradation?

1. Capitalism
2. Communism

4) Which economic model causes massive material shortages, sometimes famine, but always poverty?

1. Capitalism
2. Communism

[Gil4]

Capitalism is the way people naturally exchange goods and services. They only opt for alternatives when forced to do so or when the guns are pointed at someone else, allowing them to profit where they otherwise couldn’t.

[Oldpuppymax]

Well of COURSE Capitalism is evil. It created wealth and a far above average lifestyle for millions of “little people” when everybody knows only the left-wing elitist class deserves the finer things of life!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Capitalism does not work very well “bare.” It needs to be enlightened by a godly ethic in order to prosper through thick and thin.

[married21]

Mostly good. It can be used for evil, e.g., slave trade. It works well with some moderation, though, such as by using it in the context of a culture that also emphasizes charity, respect for others and public service/civic responsibility. More importantly, sharing within the family unit can both moderate the selfishness that can be a part of capitalism, while at the same time providing the motivation to go out and create more wealth for the family unit.

I’d say capitalism goes hand in hand with strong families and strong civic virtues. If one or more of those are at risk, and they are, we need to shore them up again before life gets really unpleasant.

[DungeonMaster]

Capitalism isn’t evil, people are evil.