Look at America's economy. 'Nuff said.
Capitalism needs to be very balanced to work, so since we've spent the last eight years immersed in Dubya's personal little holy war, we've been left financially undone.
Capitalism could be better if we adopted a little selective socialism. Those who are opposed to this idea refuse to put their own on the table and don't usually know what it actually means; they see the word "socialism", think it means the same thing as communism, and get defensive.
I don't know if there's necessarily a better alternative out there other than just actually sorting out capitalism. A few presidents have made it work pretty damn well, we just need to get our shit together. Of course, I'm being succinct, the problem runs a little deeper than that.
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