Fun fact: preserving capitalism isn't in the U.S. Constitution

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kimya_d on February 22nd, 2021 at 20:48 UTC »

I taught immigrants to take the citizenship exam, and the most annoying question for me was “What kind of economic system does the US have?” The answer is “market” or “capitalism” or “free market.”

But obviously this is not hardwired anywhere and, given government involvement and various subsidies, arguably not even 100% true. It’s like some Cold War bullshit that is now anti-progressive.

therealjunkygeorge on February 22nd, 2021 at 20:51 UTC »

ALso, the US has only been capitalist since the early 20th century.

replacementballcock on February 22nd, 2021 at 20:59 UTC »

She just wants them to pay their fair share and it’s about time god damn time and we should all be a lot more angry about it. Yet we hero worship billionaires, musk included. The wealthy and the famous. Fuck all those fuckers.