>>>>>From CNN
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>>>>>Fees collected by credit card companies is a major business in the United States. How about $43 billion during the last year? Interesting how a penny here and a penny there add up to a significant amount.
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>>>>And the more they make this year the more they have to make next year, just to satisfy the stock market. Which means yet more fees!
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>>>>Gotta love that full-blown all-out every-corp-for-itself capitalist system.
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>>>But by far better than the socialist system.
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>>Dmitry;
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>>Very true! In the capitalist system a few powerful people control the wealth of a nation. In a socialist system a few powerful people control the wealth of a nation. What was that? :)
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>>I think the difference in these two systems is not as great as one may think. In capitalism you have the opportunity to buy toys to keep your mind off of reality. There is the potential to become wealthy, which is a dream more than a reality. If it were reality more people in a capitalist system would be wealthy. About 5 % of the population controls 95% of the wealth in this country.
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>>Another thing that gives the common man of a capitalist nation the appearance of wealth to purchase toys is called credit. You can be in hock past your eyebrows and own many possessions that will soon require replacement, become obsolete due to features, or just break because it is a piece of junk.
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>>Within a socialist system you can get into the government or become a friend of the government and do well financially. Your odds of doing this are slim, just like becoming wealthy in a capitalist system. Well, perhaps less than 5% of the people in a socialist nation control the wealth of the nation. So I must conceed that indeed capitalism is the better system to control wealth, for a greatter number of people. :)
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>>In the end we are all slaves to a system of economics. Capitalism just has a better marketing plan! :)
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>>Tom
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>Tom,
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>With all due respect you are absolutely wrong when comparing socials and capitalism. Why do you say so much about money, wealth, and purchasing toys, when comparing socials and capitalism? Maybe there are other factors?
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>And if you really think there is not much difference, I will buy a one-way ticket to Cuba so you can experience for yourself <g>

I will take you up on that trip to Cuba if you also give me a boat with a paddle to get home! :)