One thing for sure...in our "K Shaped" economy, Capitalism is working for those with Capital, but

Author: TyroneIrish (24975 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 9:49 pm on Jul 9, 2026

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not for those living on wages only...hence the desire/need for more Socialism. Given that America performed very well back in the 60's when the ratio of CEO compensation to Average Workers was ~30:1, and that ratio is now over 300:1, an argument can be made by those favoring Socialist policies as a remedy...starting with our tax code.

Replies to: “One thing for sure...in our "K Shaped" economy, Capitalism is working for those with Capital, but”

Do you prefer Socialism or Capitalism? [LINK] - Kalc - 4:45pm 7/9/26 (22) [View All]
- One thing for sure...in our "K Shaped" economy, Capitalism is working for those with Capital, but - TyroneIrish - 9:49pm 7/9/26
  - Aaaand, the communist plant shows up to champion the agenda. - jakers - 10:55pm 7/9/26
    - Tell me/us what I got wrong... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:14pm 7/9/26
      - Everything. - jakers - 11:23pm 7/9/26
        
        Still waiting for specificity and substance...not holding my breath... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:34pm 7/9/26
        
        Ah, the irony. [NT] - jakers - 11:43pm 7/9/26
- Socialists failed to separate from their mothers and suffer from OCD. Capitalists have unresolved - Curly1918 - 8:01pm 7/9/26
  - Fascinating response from ChatGPT. - iairishcheeks - 8:18pm 7/9/26
- We have a hybrid and could probably use a bit more socialism. - iairishcheeks - 6:29pm 7/9/26
  - When Socialism is not social it becomes Individualized and more Problematic - Kalc - 12:07am 7/10/26
  - I don't see much of that as "socialism," unless you define anything other than anarchy as socialism. - NedoftheHill - 9:32pm 7/9/26
    - Francesca Hong, gubernatorial candidate Wisconsin, just rattled off some of these. - NedoftheHill - 12:08am 7/10/26
    - ChatGPT response, it's pretty good. - iairishcheeks - 10:07pm 7/9/26
    - Heh, the private charity "NGO"s are the primary source of fraud. - iairishcheeks - 9:41pm 7/9/26
      - Yes, but... - NedoftheHill - 10:13pm 7/9/26
  - I agree we have a hybrid but I think we should use a bit less socialism. Or a little more than a bit - THEISMANCARR - 8:18pm 7/9/26
    - In a finely tuned and adaptable system, we could ramp up and down depending on conditions. - iairishcheeks - 8:23pm 7/9/26
      - "In a finely tuned and adaptable system" ... has such ever existed? - NedoftheHill - 9:37pm 7/9/26
        
        A finely tuned and adaptable system should be the goal. - iairishcheeks - 9:43pm 7/9/26
        
        Not sure it would work in a diverse society over a certain size. - NedoftheHill - 10:17pm 7/9/26
- You couldn’t define either one of them and how they work. [NT] - jimbasil - 4:55pm 7/9/26
  - The college students certainly would struggle with the definitions. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:14pm 7/9/26

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