Capitalism Has Destroyed / Is Destroying American Family Values

[PoliTalker]

American families are clearly on the decline. Divorce rates and out-of-wedlock child birth rates are up. Capitalism has played a crucial role in this evolution.

Decades ago, it took just one income to support a family. That included a 40 hour week, full health care, vacations, savings and retirement. Unions won most of those family-enhancing struggles. This represented a bit of a loss for capitalism as many of those family-beneficial victories came at the expense of additional profits for the richest.

But capitalism relentlessly seeks to maximize the profitability of any situation. A war on unions and worker rights was the response from capitalism to all those family-enhancing detriments to profitability. Good jobs with family-supporting benefits have routinely been downsized, offshored, mechanized, computerized, and broken into several part time positions with no benefits.

The traditional male/female roles where he works, brings home the bacon, and she is the home maker have now been relegated to the rich who can afford nannies, cooks, gardeners, etc.

Family values have become luxuries only affordable to the rich. Capitalism is the culprit.

Clearly, in order to make America great again, families are going to need something more than empty words of support.

Capitalism is a wonderful and powerful wealth-generating tool, but it is also dangerous to American family values. The lesson is apparent: Capitalism must be balanced with the proper amount of socialism. Capitalism is like a powerful engine. The engine of capitalism, without socialism as a governor, and left to run at wide open throttle, is bound to blow up. Our challenge is not a choice between capitalism and socialism, it is clearly one of how to blend the two.

Our young nation is at a point where we are falling behind the other older nations which have already figured this out. It is now time for us to accept this challenge and show that we can do it better.

 

[evince]

capitalism is a beautiful and freedom creating plan

its all about being fettered correctly


well fettered capitalism is an intrigal part of freedom


don't be a fool

 

[evince]

regulated


the republican party wants NO REGULATIONS on caplitalism


there is no doubt the founders were fine with regulations

 

[PoliTalker]

regulated


the republican party wants NO REGULATIONS on caplitalism


there is no doubt the founders were fine with regulations

Hello evince,

Both parties are highly hypocritical. Republicans are far too idealistic about family values to realize that their support of unfettered capitalism is precisely what is tearing American families apart.

 

[evince]

fuck you


stop trying to FORCE the Democratic party to take the blame too

 

[evince]

The Democratic party is fighting the republican party at every turn



how the fuck is you try and BLAME both parties


I m sooooo sick of the right fucking everything up and then trying to force the blame onto the WHOLE system


Including the Democratic party who STOPS them over and over again.


The Democratic party is the HERO


without us the assholes would already own us

 

[cawacko]

American families are clearly on the decline. Divorce rates and out-of-wedlock child birth rates are up. Capitalism has played a crucial role in this evolution.

Decades ago, it took just one income to support a family. That included a 40 hour week, full health care, vacations, savings and retirement. Unions won most of those family-enhancing struggles. This represented a bit of a loss for capitalism as many of those family-beneficial victories came at the expense of additional profits for the richest.

But capitalism relentlessly seeks to maximize the profitability of any situation. A war on unions and worker rights was the response from capitalism to all those family-enhancing detriments to profitability. Good jobs with family-supporting benefits have routinely been downsized, offshored, mechanized, computerized, and broken into several part time positions with no benefits.

The traditional male/female roles where he works, brings home the bacon, and she is the home maker have now been relegated to the rich who can afford nannies, cooks, gardeners, etc.

Family values have become luxuries only affordable to the rich. Capitalism is the culprit.

Clearly, in order to make America great again, families are going to need something more than empty words of support.

Capitalism is a wonderful and powerful wealth-generating tool, but it is also dangerous to American family values. The lesson is apparent: Capitalism must be balanced with the proper amount of socialism. Capitalism is like a powerful engine. The engine of capitalism, without socialism as a governor, and left to run at wide open throttle, is bound to blow up. Our challenge is not a choice between capitalism and socialism, it is clearly one of how to blend the two.

Our young nation is at a point where we are falling behind the other older nations which have already figured this out. It is now time for us to accept this challenge and show that we can do it better.

Capitalism is responsible for technological advancement and globalization. Any ideas or suggestions on how we can reverse them?

 

[cawacko]

Hello evince,

Both parties are highly hypocritical. Republicans are far too idealistic about family values to realize that their support of unfettered capitalism is precisely what is tearing American families apart.

What unfettered capitalism do Republicans support?

 

[PoliTalker]

What unfettered capitalism do Republicans support?

Hello cawacko,

Republicans support the right of powerful corporations to suppress worker rights, thus making life difficult for workers. This leads to monetary and time pressure on stressed families, which respond by breaking up.

 

[Ross Dolan]

American families are clearly on the decline. Divorce rates and out-of-wedlock child birth rates are up. Capitalism has played a crucial role in this evolution.

Decades ago, it took just one income to support a family. That included a 40 hour week, full health care, vacations, savings and retirement. Unions won most of those family-enhancing struggles. This represented a bit of a loss for capitalism as many of those family-beneficial victories came at the expense of additional profits for the richest.

But capitalism relentlessly seeks to maximize the profitability of any situation. A war on unions and worker rights was the response from capitalism to all those family-enhancing detriments to profitability. Good jobs with family-supporting benefits have routinely been downsized, offshored, mechanized, computerized, and broken into several part time positions with no benefits.

The traditional male/female roles where he works, brings home the bacon, and she is the home maker have now been relegated to the rich who can afford nannies, cooks, gardeners, etc.

Family values have become luxuries only affordable to the rich. Capitalism is the culprit.

Clearly, in order to make America great again, families are going to need something more than empty words of support.

Capitalism is a wonderful and powerful wealth-generating tool, but it is also dangerous to American family values. The lesson is apparent: Capitalism must be balanced with the proper amount of socialism. Capitalism is like a powerful engine. The engine of capitalism, without socialism as a governor, and left to run at wide open throttle, is bound to blow up. Our challenge is not a choice between capitalism and socialism, it is clearly one of how to blend the two.

Our young nation is at a point where we are falling behind the other older nations which have already figured this out. It is now time for us to accept this challenge and show that we can do it better.

I am a capitalist...but unfettered, capitalism is recipe for a society of "the elite" and "the serfs."

American conservatism seems unable or unwilling to understand that...and certainly is unwilling to acknowledge it.

MY GUESS: Conversion to what we need from what we have...will not be a peaceful thing. We will be dragged kicking and screaming into what almost all of the rest of the world already realizes.

But we will get there...one way or the other.

 

[evince]

the republicans are the enemy of freedom

their working with the Russians proves it

they want America to fail

 

[evince]

we should not tolerate assholes blaming the Democratic party for the republican parties crimes


it proves this new guy is not what he claims

 

[cawacko]

Hello cawacko,

Republicans support the right of powerful corporations to suppress worker rights, thus making life difficult for workers. This leads to monetary and time pressure on stressed families, which respond by breaking up.

Can you offer an example?

 

[PoliTalker]

Can you offer an example?

Hello cawacko,

Plentiful instances exist. Do you deny that Republicans take the side of corporate leadership over worker rights? Who supports ALEC?

 

[PoliTalker]

I am a capitalist...but unfettered, capitalism is recipe for a society of "the elite" and "the serfs."

American conservatism seems unable or unwilling to understand that...and certainly is unwilling to acknowledge it.

MY GUESS: Conversion to what we need from what we have...will not be a peaceful thing. We will be dragged kicking and screaming into what almost all of the rest of the world already realizes.

But we will get there...one way or the other.

Hello Frank,

I am a social capitalist. I love capitalism, but recognize the downside. Capitalism is not perfect. This imperfection is what leads to extreme wealth inequality. Capitalism has no interest in an enduring American society or in promoting American family values. We need to inject some socialism into our capitalism to get that. I agree it will be messy to transcend from the now to a brighter future.

Conservatives often say the underadvantaged are to be blamed for their own condition, and they can extricate themselves from misery by simply working harder. The problem with that reasoning is that not everyone can be CEO. Life has to be good for the worker on the line as well. Many in power agree with this, but sadly many do not.

It is the difference between win/win philosophy and win/lose. Sadly, our President believes in win/lose dealing. He thinks every deal has a winner and a loser, and he aims to always be the winner. He is wrong. America doesn't need to be first all the time. Humanity does. The environment does. Ideals do. Our current leadership is making the problem worse, not better. A bump in the road over the course of American history. Considerate people will reject the President's leadership and adhere to the values which will make American families great again.

 

[cawacko]

Hello cawacko,

Plentiful instances exist. Do you deny that Republicans take the side of corporate leadership over worker rights? Who supports ALEC?

You were talking about unfettered capitalism. We have nothing close to that in this country. And technology and globalism have changed the nature of our workplace from the '50's and '60's. You are also talking about a time economically when Europe and Japan were in recovering from WWII, China and India were just trying to feed their own people. It was a very very different world

 

[CFM]

American families are clearly on the decline. Divorce rates and out-of-wedlock child birth rates are up. Capitalism has played a crucial role in this evolution.

Decades ago, it took just one income to support a family. That included a 40 hour week, full health care, vacations, savings and retirement. Unions won most of those family-enhancing struggles. This represented a bit of a loss for capitalism as many of those family-beneficial victories came at the expense of additional profits for the richest.

But capitalism relentlessly seeks to maximize the profitability of any situation. A war on unions and worker rights was the response from capitalism to all those family-enhancing detriments to profitability. Good jobs with family-supporting benefits have routinely been downsized, offshored, mechanized, computerized, and broken into several part time positions with no benefits.

The traditional male/female roles where he works, brings home the bacon, and she is the home maker have now been relegated to the rich who can afford nannies, cooks, gardeners, etc.

Family values have become luxuries only affordable to the rich. Capitalism is the culprit.

Clearly, in order to make America great again, families are going to need something more than empty words of support.

Capitalism is a wonderful and powerful wealth-generating tool, but it is also dangerous to American family values. The lesson is apparent: Capitalism must be balanced with the proper amount of socialism. Capitalism is like a powerful engine. The engine of capitalism, without socialism as a governor, and left to run at wide open throttle, is bound to blow up. Our challenge is not a choice between capitalism and socialism, it is clearly one of how to blend the two.

Our young nation is at a point where we are falling behind the other older nations which have already figured this out. It is now time for us to accept this challenge and show that we can do it better.

Decades ago, we didn't have all these bastard children running around with single mothers.

 

[CFM]

Hello Frank,

I am a social capitalist. I love capitalism, but recognize the downside. Capitalism is not perfect. This imperfection is what leads to extreme wealth inequality. Capitalism has no interest in an enduring American society or in promoting American family values. We need to inject some socialism into our capitalism to get that. I agree it will be messy to transcend from the now to a brighter future.

Conservatives often say the underadvantaged are to be blamed for their own condition, and they can extricate themselves from misery by simply working harder. The problem with that reasoning is that not everyone can be CEO. Life has to be good for the worker on the line as well. Many in power agree with this, but sadly many do not.

It is the difference between win/win philosophy and win/lose. Sadly, our President believes in win/lose dealing. He thinks every deal has a winner and a loser, and he aims to always be the winner. He is wrong. America doesn't need to be first all the time. Humanity does. The environment does. Ideals do. Our current leadership is making the problem worse, not better. A bump in the road over the course of American history. Considerate people will reject the President's leadership and adhere to the values which will make American families great again.

You're a socialist POS in the same mold as other ones like you.

Not everyone has to be a CEO to not be in "misery". When someone quits school while in the 9th grade having what amounts to an 8th grade education, the system isn't to blame. The quitter is. That person is the only one to blame for their own condition.

Socialism won't make family values greater. Over the past 50 years, more of it in society has torn the family apart. When a single mother uses the government as the provider and is willing to spread her legs in order to get more handouts, that's not family value. That's socialism destroying society. If socialism worked, the $22 trillion wasted on social welfare programs since mid 1960s would have made things better.

 

[Ross Dolan]

You were talking about unfettered capitalism. We have nothing close to that in this country. And technology and globalism have changed the nature of our workplace from the '50's and '60's. You are also talking about a time economically when Europe and Japan were in recovering from WWII, China and India were just trying to feed their own people. It was a very very different world

"Unfettered capitalism" is a continuum, ca.

We are a hell of a lot closer to it than anyone else around...so your suggestion that "we have nothing close to (it) in this country"...rings very hollow.

And if the Trump sycophants get their way...we will be even closer before we are done with this national nightmare we are enduring.

Best we avoid "getting closer" in almost any way possible.

 

[CFM]

"Unfettered capitalism" is a continuum, ca.

We are a hell of a lot closer to it than anyone else around...so your suggestion that "we have nothing close to (it) in this country"...rings very hollow.

And if the Trump sycophants get their way...we will be even closer before we are done with this national nightmare we are enduring.

Best we avoid "getting closer" in almost any way possible.

If you socialists get your way, the high school dropout that provides nothing meaningful to society will have as much as the well educated people that keep society going.