Capitalism is the only workable economic model the world has ever known.  It is the only economic system that supports the need of human beings to do what is best for theirselves and their family and it is the economic model used in every country in the world. 

Socialism by definition requires government or group ownership of the means of production.  It is only practiced successfully in some religious orders and perhaps a few communes.

Capitalism even thrives even in the so-called “socialist” countries in Scandinavia. The only difference is that they only do more to redistribute the wealth throughout their populations than other countries.

However, capitalism unchecked by adequate laws and regulations almost always results in a society with a few very rich people, a lot of poor people, and a negligible middle class. 

In our country our laws currently favor the wealthy at the expense of the middle class and that needs to change. Many rich people and corporations like Amazon pay nothing in taxes.  Who argues that they shouldn’t pay their fair share?  No one but Republicans.

Cajun 9/18/2021

Update – response to comments:

It makes no difference what you or I think. Your comments will not be taken seriously except by people that are already convinced. Consequently they amount to howling into the wind.

Right now you can’t even convince many in this country who would most benefit from programs which would more equitably distribute the wealth in this country. They are either intensely anti-government and/or have been long ago been convinced by establishment Republicans to vote against their economic self interests in order to advance their socially conservative agenda.

Face facts, you will only get the systematic changes you want when you have the votes to implement them. Right now you don’t have those votes. You don’t even have the backing some moderate Democrats and Democrats make up only a minority of American voters. You certainly will get no help from Republicans and most independents, who make the largest segment of voters in this country, are on the whole more moderate than the average moderate Democrat.

So you can stamp your feet and spew your progressive rhetoric all over the place to your heart’s content, but that is not going to change political reality in this country.

Now that might slowly change. The youngest generations seem to be more liberal than their predecessors, but it will take a while for them to become dependable voters and for older generations to fade away. On the other hand, there has always been a tendency for voters to get more conservative as they grow older, so who can tell what the future holds.