Quote Originally Posted by GoldenBoy812
The constitution was set up to avoid a situation where the majority ruled the minority with absolute power. This is why we have a Bill of Rights, to guarantee no government powered majority could remove your liberty.

Our Union was created to protect the rights of its citizens first and foremost. What we do with our freedom is our choice. Rational beings desire to prosper, which is also known as acting upon self interests.
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Capitalism is based on competition. Socialism is based on equity. Socialism < Capitalism because not everybody is equal in terms of ability. Until we genetically modify all humans to be the same, socialism will continue to fail when allowed to compete with capitalism.
Humbly, I disagree. I think every human being is as capable as the next. I do not subscribe to the theory that our abilities and talents are set in stone from the moment we're born. We pick up almost every aspect of our beings as we going on, and thus I believe everyone IS equal in ability, the difference is their motive to use their abilities and the drive to always hone them.


My two cents, anyway.

And I do have a compromise between the two, if anyone's interested.