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		pcrh on July 8, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Research does not say that people produce more whe... >A myth of capitalism is that the donkey can reach the carrot hanging from the stick if they work harder That's the myth of the "American Dream", not Capitalism per se. Capitalism is more simple, if you have capital, you have control, and with control you can profit.

valuearb on July 8, 2017 [–]

neither is true. Having capital means you will blow it a good portion of the time. Control is illusionary, just as it was for Sears, IBM, and Microsoft.

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