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Originally Posted by Isbjørn
Capitalism plus huge welfare programs equals social democracy, but that's not what I'm proposing. What are you getting at?
Also, on what do you base your claims about "human nature"? If they can't be backed up, then they're nothing more than ideologically based assumptions, unfit for political discussion. Common sense doesn't cut it.
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1. I was pointing out a current system that has seemingly done it's best to provide a platform to keep every person relatively able to fill their greed, not to say that was what you advocated for. I specifically said it wasn't communism (or whatever system you want) in fact.
2. You need proof of inherent human greed? I'm not the best at finding studies, and there seems to be some on either side of the fence (or that it's a balance) but sometimes common sense and empiricism seems to be the best option.
3. I wasn't using my view that most people are greedy to support a political ideology. I'm against the huge welfare programs I mentioned, for example.