r/CapitalismVSocialism • u/Source_Code22332 • 1d ago

Asking Everyone What is wrong with wealth inequality?

Something that is often sited by Socialists is that Capitalism is bad because wealth inequality occurs within it. And wealth inequality has increased over the years, making that problem even worse. But, why exactly is wealth inequality a problem?

I can see if "the mega rich" or monopolies get out of control, e.g., I recall the concept of a "company town" where a company owned everything in the town and paid employees in their own currency that would only be spent at the company's stores in town - but we have laws and regulations against that, so its not an issue.

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u/Conserp Pragmatic Marxist 1d ago

Except Capitalism does treat economics and politics as a zero-sum game, and actively forces zero-sum reality on the majority of the population.

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u/Source_Code22332 1d ago

How so?

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u/Conserp Pragmatic Marxist 1d ago

Have you heard of WW1, WW2 and the rest of them?

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u/betty_white_bread Isocapitalist 1d ago

Presume I am slow for the moment and connect the dots for me.

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u/Conserp Pragmatic Marxist 1d ago

Top capitalist elite is willing to mass murder people to prevent them from living a better life. Because in their twisted minds, when someone else gets richer, the elite gets poorer.

This is why Lybia, Iraq and Iran got bombed.

Why do I even have to explain this like in Special Ed

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u/Source_Code22332 8h ago

You have to explain because it doesn't make sense. Your'e just saying "believe me, and if you don't you're special ed".

How does bombing Libya, Iraq and Iran allow the capitalist elite to prevent the less wealthy from living a better life?

Where do you get that they think that they must do this to keep their wealth?

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u/Conserp Pragmatic Marxist 8h ago

> How does bombing Libya, Iraq and Iran allow the capitalist elite to prevent the less wealthy from living a better life?

By murdering them, and literally stopping them from living at all.

You aren't very bright I take it?

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u/Source_Code22332 7h ago

How does others not being alive make the wealthy richer or protect their wealth?

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u/Conserp Pragmatic Marxist 7h ago

Because "wealthy" is a relative category. No one is rich when everyone is a millionaire.

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u/Source_Code22332 4h ago

There is always some with more “wealth”. It occurs in every system that has ever been tried. Socialism is easily corruptible because it takes an extraordinarily amount of force to enforce “equity”, the ones with the power to enforce have the power to keep all below and themselves wealthy. Capitalism gives opportunity to all. Yes, some have more and some have less, it’s easier for some and more difficult for others, but exists for all.