Yes yes, we're all "slaves" to the "man". If being a slave means DVRs, large HDTVs, modern PCs w/ broadband, a grocery store with more food options than any sane human could want and all the other awesome things life in 2009 brings us. It sure beats picking cotton or playing human shield on the front lines.
Lots of people can't afford those things, and lots more can't afford health care, housing, or transportation.
Why should it? If it's a better system for the top 90%, a wash for the next 5% and a worse system* for the bottom 5%, isn't that better than a system that is the exact opposite? The idea of slowing society's advance down just to make sure the bottom rung on the latter is well taken care of is insane to me.
*I don't actually buy that. I think everybody does better in a capitalist based economy. Feel free to plug in your own numbers though.
How does capitalism reduce choice and quality? If a company rises to become a monopoly, perhaps they'd stop giving a sh**t and just force us to keep doling out cash for their sh**tty product (Microsoft comes to mind), but at least other companies (Apple) or ideas (Linux) will have an opportunity to step in.
If the state controls any or all industry, what hopes do the people have of a better option?
