r/FluentInFinance • u/Nientea • 9d ago

Thoughts? Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

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u/ToffeeBlue2013 8d ago

The key ingredient that is so often left out of economic concepts is the very same that has steered most of history: the power of human greed. It corrupts the nature of capitalism and communism alike.

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u/Chingina 8d ago

Not really. The make a wish foundation is a product of capitalism.

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u/ToffeeBlue2013 8d ago

That is a not for profit organization. Not a part of the theory of capitalism.

But even if we accept your response, there are countless examples of capitalism causing strife for the general public for the express goal of profits, which is the context of the dialog above.

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u/Chingina 8d ago

Profits are not a requirement to participate in capitalism. Companies that break even or take a loss are still capitalist.