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Top Ten Arguments Against Capitalism and How One Can Answer Them
Top Ten Arguments Against Capitalism and How One Can Answer Them
A constitutional republic
Constitution: A definition of what the government can and
cannot do
The people elect the president and the congress
The congress can make laws
The president can ensure that the laws are enforced
The supreme courts decide if a law is constitutional
Separation of powers invented by Montesquieu
The only power individuals can have is economic power
Political power is reserved for the government and thus
limited by the constitution
What is capitalism
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1. Labor exploitation
2. Economic difference
3. Unsafe food and medicine
4. Pollution
5. Monopolies
6. Discrimination
7. The poor
8. The countryside
9. Irresponsible behavior
10. Instability
Literature
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Ayn Rand
Capitalism:the unknown ideal
Atlas Shrugged
George Reisman
Capitalism
Vegard Martinsen
Frihet,
likhet, brorskap:
Kapitalisme i teori og praksis
Jean-Baptiste Say
A treatise on political economy
Arguments against the welfare state
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