re: #297 HappyWarrior

The problem to me though is too many people are focused on systems rather than solutions. I see stupid memes disparaging capitalism and socialism both and I find both pretty useless.

The problem is that they are both useful in separate niches. Capitalism is great in sectors of the economy where competition drives innovation, such as technology. In areas like health care, though, capitalism just ends up being a clusterfuck because principles like “first do no harm” run counter to the core principles of capitalism. Socialized medicine makes far more sense than free-market medicine, but to suggest as much is heresy in the right wing.