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Farmer-Rick

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18. Are you saying that China is not using capitalism?

Reply to harumph (Reply #17)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 10:45 AM

Dec 2018

I'm not sure what you mean by market economy. All economies have markets, even slave economies.

If China is allowing people with capital to invest and make money off their money then they are using capitalism.

Though I agree with you that the leaders are the ones reaping most of the rewards. Some of them have more money than little Putin ever hoped for.

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How do you feel about the current state of our democracy? [View all] kentuck Dec 2018 OP

Very Concerned Sherman A1 Dec 2018 #1

Worried. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2018 #2

Do this same poll on the Daily Caller site and people won't care. watoos Dec 2018 #3

This. Exactly. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #6

And sick to my stomach about it. Suddenly I've got insomnia, too. Vinca Dec 2018 #4

I'm the same, and add major anxiety/ panic attacks to that as well! pazzyanne Dec 2018 #15

What democracy? nt zanana1 Dec 2018 #5

What Democracy? gilligan Dec 2018 #7

I am concerned that congress has abdicated it responsibilities. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #8

Really? watoos Dec 2018 #11

Please read my post again. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #14

Don't worry, this is merely capitalism crushing the life out of democracy Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #9

Worse yet, it's crony capitalism. watoos Dec 2018 #12

Capitalism didn't crush China's communism. harumph Dec 2018 #17

Are you saying that China is not using capitalism? Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #18

Market capitalism seems to work very well under communist political systems. kentuck Dec 2018 #19

See now my better half use to say that China has a Communist Political System but Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #21

Its clearly under attack. And its been severely weakened by gerrymandering and propaganda. ooky Dec 2018 #10

To quote Foch: NotASurfer Dec 2018 #13

You mean where the person with the most votes loses? uponit7771 Dec 2018 #16

Worried. I might have said scared shitless if I knew less about American history Tom Rinaldo Dec 2018 #20

Chicken little? GusBob Dec 2018 #22