[jaguar]

Since jet_silver seems to have given up/retreated i can now answer this without screwing myself =)

Don't defend Capitalism? My good sir, you've just correctly pointed out how it can build an entire country up out of nothing! In the long run, I don't think there is any question whatsoever that a free economy is incredibly beneficial for the people in it. That sort of idea could use some defending!

Yes and no, its a very, very slow process and still extremely exploitative. Capatilism is a terrible system until you find something better =) - a quote from one of my teachers, i guess we agree on that =)

The problems all come in the short run. Of course, in the long run, we're all dead, so our woes in the present are what interest us.

And that is the fundamental flaw with a liberal democrasy with a capatilist economy, it thinks but nature so fscking short term. As a result we've completely screwed countless ecosystems, destroyed farmland, driven species to extinction and the lsit goes on. When its everyone for his own the idea of don't shit where you sleep seems to go out the window. Politicians have little or no motivaiton to have through long term solutions for problems because they won't be around to reap the political benifits.

But the people demand that we attempt to control them, and so "economic stimulus packages" come about. The effect of which is roughly like farting in a tornado.

Tarfis are more the thing that comes to mind, one that that does stop 3rd world contries developing is the fact they cannot compete with local products in places liek the EU nad the US becasue of tarifs and trade agreements. Always shist me to here pollies talking about the wonders of a free market economy then instatin another laod of tarifs to protect local industries and win 10 votes.