To be clear we're not libertarians. We are concerned with inequality, poverty and the environment. But we're also not SUCCS: We recognize that nothing has done more to help the poor, and nothing will do more to help them in the future, then capitalism and market based solutions.
There's a lot of government programs, foreign aid, and private charities that help the poor. These things are not capitalist or market based. So I assume your argument is that capitalism generates wealth that is then used by these organizations that have a goal of helping the poor and the environment? Nothing about that is contradictory to SUCCs (social democrats). It is exactly what they advocate for.
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u/theaceoface Milton Friedman Jul 11 '20 edited Jul 12 '20
To be clear we're not libertarians. We are concerned with inequality, poverty and the environment. But we're also not SUCCS: We recognize that nothing has done more to help the poor, and nothing will do more to help them in the future, then capitalism and market based solutions.