What's Wrong With Capitalism?

C
is for 'Carrot' as in 'at the end of the stick'.
You move toward what you desire, it moves away, unless you're one of the few who get to hold the stick itself.

A
is for 'Anti-socialism'.
You will find few nations who are more anti-social than the purely market driven ones. Capitalists are typically against nationalized healthcare, environmental regulations, and other socially beneficial programs. Opposition to these types of programs is anti-social behavior.

P
is for 'Pretend'.
Capitalist corporations pretend their will is more important than the will of the people and use their vast reserves of money to influence politics in their favor. This puts increasing pressure on everyday people to somehow justify their own social needs without the ability to throw money around.

I
is for 'Idiocy.'
The relentless pursuit of capital turns most people into blithering idiots, who have lost their better judgment. When a majority of a population lose their common sense in this manner, it can be said that nation is suffering from an epidemic of idiocy.

T
is for 'Treadmill'.
The harder and faster you pursue popular notions of necessity or happiness... the more likely you are to spend all your energy and get nowhere.

A
is for 'All' as in 'We can't ALL be rich.'
There are over 260 million people in the United States. A $6 trillion economy could NEVER support a citizenry of 100% millionaires. In fact, $6 trillion divided among 260 million citizens is only $23 thousand per person. Get your head out of the clouds... you will never be rich.

L
is for 'Losers'.
In any system, if you have winners... you also have losers. Under Capitalism, the number of 'winners' is ever shrinking while the population of 'losers' grows and grows.

I
is for 'Ism'.
Capitalism is one of many 'isms'. It's closest relative, of course, is 'feudalism'.

S
is for 'Slavery'.
They added wages and some jobs even give benefits, but your labors still benefit someone else more than they benefit you. Therefore, you are being exploited. Mild or not, that's a form of slavery.

M
is for 'Mental Illness'.
A Capitalist system nurtures greed, a dibilitating disease that can only be controlled with wisdom and deliberate concentration. Those who cannot control their own greed are suffering from mental illness.