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The Capitalist Reality Check provides a common sense economic perspective on salient current events with a focus on identifying effective and efficiency ideas and solutions.
In order to distribute anything, it first must be created. Anything that can only be done a finite amount of times or discourages the source from producing or allowing access is futile and not worth doing, which is why our economic needs are best served in sustainable growth and opportunity models.
The vision of a shared common economy is ridiculous and petulant. Over time, people generally do not share well unless there is a self regulating feature in a system. People will naturally skew anything to fit their interest. Whether it is moneywise or the ability to corner influence or grift from common lots.
People love to want a family style meal until the check arrives. Then everyone will recount how much food and drinks they actually had compared to other people. Then someone has to cover the difference when the total contributions are shorter than the bill. And then everyone else wonders why less people show up the next time around.
Even if it is not their intention to shortchange others, the outcome is still the same. Intentions good or bad are not something we should rely on. We should consider contributions and generation of the cost. People who receive a benefit should pay the cost of that generated that benefit.
Capitalism has its challenges. But, I rather have a system that elevates millions out of poverty than others that cost millions their lives when people realize those systems do not work as offered.