Just Say Yes To Capitalism

The recent economic crisis has critics across the world predicting and calling for the end of free markets and capitalism. The problem is capitalism is not simply a means of creating wealth; it is a means of creating and keeping peace. Free markets create economic opportunities which otherwise would be nonexistent in developing countries. Critics of capitalism dismiss its benefits and focus only on the possibility of it inciting class warfare. Up until this most recent “economic crisis” the most common argument against capitalism is that rich get richer and poor get poorer; not true. In our own country, American family’s real median income has continued to grow throughout the decades. Capitalism promotes trade, economic opportunities, and private ownership. Capitalism is a tool which allows people power over their government. Capitalism encourages freedom and peace. Capitalism discourages war between countries and promotes positive economic and humanitarian relationships between countries which trade with one another.


People who argue against capitalism and champion a socialist agenda are ignorant. There are many ultra wealthy people who loudly support socialism…why? Well wealthy people who have inherited their $ are often financially irresponsible, have no idea how to manage money, and are fooled by emotional and idealistic pleas. The ultra wealthy who work for their $, where only able to acquire their wealth through a capitalistic society…yet they are some of the first to scream its faults…why? Too often their wealth is stored in off shore accounts and not subject to traditional American taxes. These people do whatever it takes to make sure their money continues to create more wealth for them, yet they want to preach to whoever will listen about the evils of capitalism. Does money make people evil or are people evil and then they acquire $? Who knows the answer to that but I can tell ya the ultra wealthy are not running around distributing $ to every poor folk they come across….if they were to do that, I would say indeed they are practitioners of socialism and then we would be able to see just how exact these so claimed equal ideals are and what good has come from them. But the ultra wealthy can preach all they want….what they really want is more power and jumping on the socialistic bandwagon of a socialist president gives them power and boosts their egos. And then there’s the ivy leaguers…….who happen to be guess what….pretty well paid and wealthy…so why? Well there is the ego thing! They are shaping the futures minds, they pride themselves on being anti-establishment & they survive on federal $. Traditionally institutions of higher learning are socialist.




The absolute worst group though is Hollywood. I like a quote by Ann Coulter which pretty much sums up the Hollywood crowd…..”George W. Bush with degrees from Yale and Harvard is ridiculed for his stupidity by Hollywood starlets whose course of study is limited to what they’ve learned from bald sweaty men on casting couches” (Slander, p. 125)
I remember when Sarah Palin was announced VP candidate & Matt Damon ridiculed her and claims her pick as VP was something out of a Disney movie…..this is Matt Damon who him & his friend wrote a script, sent it to Hollywood, got some interest in the script, and the movie company decided to produce it and allow him and his friend to star in it…I think it won awards and then made him & his friend Hollywood’s newest stars…..Hmmm does a mayor, then governor, being picked as a VP candidate sound more like a Disney movie or an unknown duo of friends working tirelessly on a film script and then sending their script to Hollywood, getting to star in their move & turning into celebrities overnight sound more like a movie???
There is absolutely no star in Hollywood who would be able to maintain their ridiculous status of living if it were not for capitalism. They get paid millions$$$$$$$$$$$ for pretending! Absolutely anyone in the world can do their jobs yet they allow their egos and salaries to think somehow they are special….they sell pictures of their newborns………..which okay whatever…that is the beauty of capitalism…….but they almost all turn on it, they turn on their country, they run around making political statements, they mock the constitution, the president, the people, and the country…. And then they go out and score some coke and head off to the newest nightclub in town…proud of their accomplishments…..The majority of them are KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE REAL WORLD! They are completely out of touch with reality!

I am tired of people using this economic crisis as a reason to abandon capitalism. The government needs to let things fall as they may and then rebuild……we are capable of coming out of this mess stronger & smarter……No More bailouts!