Helpful life lesson

[యూజర్ పేరు]

I learned that an old elementary school friend's father is going to jail for 20 years. They're sending him to some strange prison in Duluth. His mother was supposed to go to jail too, but got out of it because she still had children to care for. They scammed Best Buy out of an incredible amount of money (somewhere around $40 million if I remember) and they went to jail. I don't think this is fair because in true capitalism, you should be able to get away with scamming and tricking people.

Lesson to be learned: kill yourself.

[over_9000]

Why should you be able to get away with tricking and scamming people?

[The Desert Fox]

BobManPerson Wrote:I don't think this is fair because in true capitalism, you should be able to get away with scamming and tricking people.

Isn't scamming and tricking people the basic definition of capitalism anyway?

[Thought Criminal]

The Desert Fox Wrote:Isn't scamming and tricking people the basic definition of capitalism anyway?

Not if the scamee scams or tricks the person who is doing the scamming and tricking. Then it's a crime.

[యూజర్ పేరు]

over_9000 Wrote:Why should you be able to get away with tricking and scamming people?

Pure capitalism is like the theory of natural selection applied to economics.

[Thought Criminal]

Capitalism is inherently self destructive. Eventually one animal will eat more than its share and turn into a super fucking mammoth of an animal that can do/kill whatever the fuck if feels like. This ladies and gentlemen is a monopoly.

[over_9000]

BobManPerson Wrote:

over_9000 Wrote:Why should you be able to get away with tricking and scamming people?

Pure capitalism is like the theory of natural selection applied to economics.

Even in laissez-faire capitalism, which I guess you are referring to, there is government protection from fraud.

[HeartofShadows]

Reminds me of the couple who scammed bank of america out of 80 million and fled to Japan(never found them).

Also you can scam people and nobody cares except if their rich as the government loves to protect their money trees.

Thought Criminal Wrote:Capitalism is inherently self destructive. Eventually one animal will eat more than its share and turn into a super fucking mammoth of an animal that can do/kill whatever the fuck if feels like. This ladies and gentlemen is a monopoly.

Not an anarchist and I understand every current system and ideal has faults with them(that's so people don't come in here saying that I favor one over the other or I'm some anarchist, communist or some shit. I just analyze and say what I feel).

Capitalism is a house of cards where the top gets thinner and the bottom becomes bigger.
No matter what Unbridled Capitalism turns to corporatism with corporations holding the reigns of power and with people being greedy tend to oppress and cheat others below them for profit and the poor who hold up the society eventually get pushed enough and the house of cards comes tumbling down.

Some say that the point of capitalism is to compete but if that's true then why do we have a society? A societies entire purpose is so we don't have to compete with each other like animals.

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[Thought Criminal]

That was a really good comparison HOs. haha better than mine.