Without capitalism you do not have individual improvement, but to protect those less fortunate or skilled you need a touch of socialism. It just cannot get carried away to the extent that many of today's left wants it to. It is better to have a chance for success which will achieve success than a dominance of mediocrity which will lead to stagnation and later failure. There is a little bit of a fine line but you have to go with a more capitalist society. Nothing will ever be perfect. That is why those who don't appreciate what capitalism does dominate the thinking at times which has to be corrected so that the incentive to improve is always there. I did not think that article was overly radical, I just think todays leftist mood is way too radical.