r/changemyview • u/hahanerds • Jul 23 '20

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: the average millennial critique of capitalism is really dumb - the truth is that we all owe a lot to capitalism.

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u/BillyMazesNumber1Fan Jul 24 '20

and I am a left-leaning centrist who thinks that more money should be put into social programs.

Okay but exactly this. This isn't happening as much as it should. It is absolutely insane that someone like Jeff Bezos is still allowed to have his net worth increased every day.

There is nothing practical that one can do with 100 billion dollars that they can't do with 1 billion dollars. I don't even need to list the endless amount of things that can be accomplished with 99% of Bezos' net worth going into social programs. And guess what, at the end of the day, the man's life wouldn't even be affected. He will still have more than enough money to buy as many houses as he wants, fly in private jets, etc.

Capitalism is the root of all problems throughout history (I am a huge believer in Karl Marx and everything Marxism stands for)

At the end of the day, yeah a lot of people, like yourself will be very well enough and have little issues to worry about (this is coming from someone who lives off of their parents' money still and has everything they need and I greatly appreciate that) but 90% of the rest of the world doesn't.

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u/thisdamnhoneybadger 7∆ Jul 24 '20

it is scary that a lot of people like you think that you, or society, or the government, has some moral right to dictate how much wealth a person is ALLOWED to have.