Has Capitalism reached it's peak??

Capitalism in its present form, is by its very nature, unsustainable. There has to be a finite limit to growth and consumerism.

Isn't that what "recessions" are for, to purge excess? and then of we go again.

Anna B explained it perfectly how it works,and Alan H has explained how it concludes.The sad reality of it is how many of the country believe that there are no alternatives

No, capitalism hasn't finished bleeding us dry yet. There's still another term of Tory rule to go.

After that, who knows? Another revolution, perhaps?

its capitalism and right wing governments that have given you the wealth you now enjoy. like the free healthcare the education the relatively safe country, the TVs iPhones xboxes cars heated houses. and so much more. look at the poverty in the socialist countries. think of ourselves as lucky we don't live under far left rule.

No, capitalism hasn't finished bleeding us dry yet. There's still another term of Tory rule to go.

 

After that, who knows? Another revolution, perhaps?

What do you think is going to happen in Greece under their far left government (and do doubt Spain too if the polls are to believed). Will they collectively bashing up their iPhones in the street or will they queueing up for their iphone 7s like we will over here.

Nothing lives forever.

There is only one God in the West now, and that is the God of The Economy, or of Economic Growth. And everything is bent towards that end.

It is all a money racket these days.

its capitalism and right wing governments that have given you the wealth you now enjoy. like the free healthcare the education the relatively safe country, the TVs iPhones xboxes cars heated houses. and so much more. look at the poverty in the socialist countries. think of ourselves as lucky we don't live under far left rule.

I think that the history that I was taught may be slightly different to yours,but hey everyones a critic.If by chance we ever communicate on SF I shall remember to touch my forelock.

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I'd disagree, because capitalism encourages innovation, meaning new products come on stream for which there is always a market.

 

Take iPhones for example. Everybody in the world could have one, so you could say the market is saturated. But all they need do is create a new updated product, and the demand is created for the new product.

 

Finite consumerism assumes a point where nothing else worth consuming will ever be invented again, but products have in built obsolescence so it will never happen.

Innovations from capitalism,now thats interesting.I think that you will find that wars also encourages innovation.One does spring to mind though.The Atomic Bomb.Yeh I can see how such innovation saved the word:huh:

its capitalism and right wing governments that have given you the wealth you now enjoy. like the free healthcare the education the relatively safe country, the TVs iPhones xboxes cars heated houses. and so much more. look at the poverty in the socialist countries. think of ourselves as lucky we don't live under far left rule.

Are you trying to say it's not possible to have innovations, wealth or health care, without capitalism?

its capitalism and right wing governments that have given you the wealth you now enjoy. like the free healthcare the education the relatively safe country, the TVs iPhones xboxes cars heated houses. and so much more. look at the poverty in the socialist countries. think of ourselves as lucky we don't live under far left rule.

You really believe Capitalism would stand for or invent 'free' health care?

It was a huge socialist ideal of the 30's to 60's that got us the NHS we have.

It's capitalist ideals that have slowly been invading it since.

The misery of war was the catalyst for the nhs, Dawson was a liberal, Bevan was a socialist. Thatcher didn't really harm it but Blair certainly did, neither were socialist, but both were capitalist.

Capitalism needs a decent measure of socialism to succeed

You really believe Capitalism would stand for or invent 'free' health care?

Capitalism prefers to give you free childcare; whilst you go out to work, and then when your children become a problem due to poor parenting, they blame who?

Capitalism prefers to give you free childcare; whilst you go out to work, and then when your children become a problem due to poor parenting, they blame who?

Capitalism doesn't care how you care for your children. It'd prefer it if you didn't have any. The little things only get in the way of making money!

its capitalism and right wing governments that have given you the wealth you now enjoy.

You've taken half the dialogue and called it the full story. You're trolling.

Equally, it was the fight of "the left" that took children out of factories and put them into school, and allowed us to rest for two days at the weekend.