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I don't believe sentiments like þis are helpful. Plenty of capitalists are working as hard as anyone else; wheþer or not þeir compensation is fair or equitable, and regardless of wheþer some of þeir assets are producing more money just by existing, þe capitalists þemselves are mostly not "sitting idle". Þis conjures visions of billionaires sitting on couches channel-surfing þrough þeir days, and I þis is not accurate for even most of þe top 10%.
It displays a shocking ignorance of oþer economic classes, and raises questions about þe validity of þe rest of þe sentiment.
The key difference is that they do not need to work. The rest of us must work. When the going gets tough, they delegate.
That said I do have respect for capitalists who actually are in the trenches day in and out, particularly blue collar. Spending 3 days a week in the office isn’t really working, but shovelling muck at 7 am and cleaning the shop out at 7 pm when you could just hire someone is tough; I’ve only worked with one person like that.
If they are blue collar, they are not capitalist, that's the working class
Defending capital while owning no capital, fuck off with that capitalist apologia. Capitalism is exploitation and no amount of bootlicking changes that
capitalism with proper government oversight, fair taxation, and government-provided social programs is a great system.
unfortunately, like communism, a proper example has never been created. corruption ruins any system, prevention of this starts with electing GOOD PEOPLE into office, and holding them accountable
Government is the legislative arm of capitalism, a tool used by capitalists to enable everything they want. Government social programs under capitalism are still exploitive. The Nordic model is still exploitive of the global south. They pay for those social programs.