Why has no other country on the planet embraced a Capitalist Free market economy?

[Justanotherguy]

Every country that is materially successful is a social democracy, every other country is a dictatorship or controlled by the top few families.

How come Americans cling to this failed economic structure.

I'm just sayin'.....your best friend is Communist China.

[Pfo]

Most do, actually. Anytime a country features privately owned businesses, they are practing some form of capitalism.

The US has the world's largest economy, what say you to that about capitalism? Certainly if it was such a failed economic structure, then we wouldn't have the world's largest economy, would we?

[BO the Magic Jeep]

Social democracy's embrace capitalist free markets, are you kidding?

[Blah]

Hey maybe we have an Asian fetish or something. That's personal info though.

[Monica Sardonica]

KOLTON HAS THE BEST ANSWER.

Communist China? Really? You don't like free speech or the liberties you enjoy? What is it SPECIFICALLY that is better about red China?!

Yes, "DEATH TO CORPORATIONS AND THE FREE MARKET!!! WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE!!!" That's a rant that REALLY creates jobs, inspires work and progress.... Really?

Someone buy this clown a one-way ticket to China.

[Uncle Pennybags]

America has not been a 100% capitalist free market economy in a very long time.

It is one of the social democracies you mention.

The only difference between us and them is the balance of how much socialism vs. how much capitalism.

[Jim S]

Well, because its in the Government's best interest to have control over society, and Having a free Market means the government wont have control.

The MOST succesfful nations have been those have embraced the most capitalism and more free markets. in the book, THe Wealth of Nations, it was explained that governments dont create wealth, The Free Market does. It wasnt government that ended famine or increased our quality of life, The Free market did.

And most americans dont believe in a completely free "capitalist free market economy" Most americans have in fact, embraced government control, they did that when they voted for Obama.

[namsaev]

There are a number of countries that have a free market society. What planet are you from?

The free market works quite well. It's when governments stick their noses in that it falls apart.

Let's look at the three basic forms

Communism-- You have two cows and the government takes them both and occasionally let's you have some milk.

Socialism-- You have two cows and the government takes one of them, gives it to your neighbor and gives you nothing in return.


Capitalism-- You have two cows, you trade one for a bull and build a herd of cows. You sell the steers and have all the meat and milk you need.

Why do we cling to capitalism? Because if the three forms of government there is more opportunity to grow there than anywhere else.

[mooyang]

You forget the Ferengi, my friend.

[Mateo]

Not one country has fully embraced a completely capitalist free market economy.

America is a petty excuse of an example of this... they simply haven't. Look at every single major infrastructure project over the past century... or the recent bailout as a prime example.