Presidential debate tonight

[Riot]

Originally Posted by joeydb

The marketplace tends to be efficient and self-regulate so that the consumer gets the best product and the most competitive price. When capitalism is left alone that is.

Can you name one example of one country that had the economic system you describe, and survived?

You can use historical references, too.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Riot

Can you name one example of one country that had the economic system you describe, and survived?

You can use historical references, too.

A meaningless question.

All forms of government fall. All things die. All of the concepts humans can think of are less than ideal.

Modern capitalism is only about as old as the Industrial Revolution and the age of modern mass production. So showing that empires or governments predating the 1800's have fallen does little to advance your position.