GWU Student Gets Michael Moore To Admit That We Don’t Have Capitalism (Then Admits He’s Socialist)

"Is a free market and a system of private property, which is essentially capitalism, really the problem? Or is it really the fact that we give too much power to the government in which big businesses have a heavy hand in?"

What does a free market and system of private property have to do with each other?
BTW...there is no free market in the US. It went out with deregulation.

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"Is a free market and a system of private property, which is essentially capitalism, really the problem? Or is it really the fact that we give too much power to the government in which big businesses have a heavy hand in? "

well, no shit, Dick Tracy... what a wonderful observation.

and accurate, too.

so many sheeple here blame capitalism and the allegedly "free market" and businesses for problems caused by unchecked greed of PEOPLE.

pass the laws, stop the morons from screwing you over and you'll discover that it's not the "free market" or capitalism that's the problem.

blaming capitalism makes as much sense as blaming cars because some morons speed or kill themselves by not wearing seat belts.

Good lord he talks to much. He needs to learn to speak better.

Michael Moore is never the problem. We need a mixture of socialism and capitalism which = fair regulated markets, ending monopolies, stopping bank mergers, breaking up large corporations, ending private campaign financing, high taxes on the rich who can live on 2-5 million a year without issue, putting people above profits, encouraging employee owned business, and granting the 2nd bill of rights written by FDR and exposed on MM's new film.
(that's my 2cents)

He's a capitalist hypocrite.

well if he didn't answer it, i'll throw my change into the jar.

first off, i agree with M. Moore. *shrugs* no two ways about it.

as far as what the problem is.

its both. capitalism, that free market, is the soil for those large corporations, who find their way into government, to pass laws that benefit themselves.

governments power expanding into territories it shouldn't be is a result of capitalism. IMO.

corporations build up their power then place their figure heads in office, launch political campaigns to make the people think its the right thing to do.

the whole system has its faults, and needs to be sprayed with raid to fumigate the cockroaches out.
and reform for policies as well as create new ones that truly benefit the people.

the blame game never works, because its often times both, not one.

It's called caring capitalism and it requires a changes in the way human think about why they are here and what the purpose of human life is in my humble opinion.

J_Jammer has it correct for the most part.

A number of folks try to revise history and not take into account that Big Business has the government in its pocket. i.e. donations (bribes by lobbyist who make the pay offs are the culprits. As usual these dolts miss the target and fall for the sucker line "hard work will get you into the upper classes. Ask all those hard working skilled workers and college grad where their retirement money has gone!?!) Follow the Money.

Oops. boar47 ment to say=

tomofnorthcal is the guy I ment to agree with (sic)

Corporatism = Government protectionism

Corporatism = Fascism

Corporatism =/= Capitalism

Capitalism = Anti-War

Neoconservatives =/= Capitalism

I'd be willing to bet the $325 million dollars he's made on his films that he uses a capitalist system to his advantage and therefore supports it (willingly or not.) : )

socialism and capitalism must coexist - we need a little of both.

Michael Moore is definitely not fluent in speech. IMO, he was trying to say that we don't have efficient markets, not that we don't have free markets (can't be sure, of course). Strictly speaking, we have neither, and the possibilities as to why can only be gained by imagination. With banking, there doesn't seem to be a line anymore between corporation and government. But the End The Fed movement is a little crazy, again IMO.

Michael Moore is a whiner!!!