Captialism vs Socialism

"Thank you for the correct." There are so many things that I cannot stress are wrong with what my opponent has said. "Time do burst your bubble, America is still living under Reaganomics. The fact is, the deregulation of business, such as the financial sector, led to the crony capitalism of today, which you describe." This is argument has first of all no EVIDENCE what so ever. I cannot describe how wrong this statement is. You first of all do not explain your link. Note(If you do, this would be very unfair to me, because I would not be unable to respond resulting in me posting arguments in the comment section). http://www.againstcronycapitalism.org... Reagoneconomics did not practice crony capitalism, but actual Capitalism. "Reagan lifted remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls on January 28, 1981,[6] and lowered the oil windfall profits tax in August 1981. He ended the oil windfall profits tax in 1988.[7] In 1982 Reagan agreed to a rollback of corporate tax cuts and a smaller rollback of individual income tax cuts. The 1982 tax increase undid a third of the initial tax cut. In 1983 Reagan instituted a payroll tax increase on Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance.[8] In 1984 another bill was introduced that closed tax loopholes. According to tax historian Joseph Thorndike, the bills of 1982 and 1984 "constituted the biggest tax increase ever enacted during peacetime". https://en.wikipedia.org... Even the libertarian Ron Paul had very similar policies to that of Reagan. http://www.newsmax.com... For Con to say that Reagan practiced Crony Capitalism is absurd. There are so many regulations that were enacted during the Obama years, and as I have stated. Reagan took away the regulations. My opponent than goes on to make poor analytics on how my poll has bias in it. Let me tell you exactly what is wrong with this argument. If Con is to say that this poll has bias, than he must also introduce another poll that has different results. I can basically say that all of your evidence has bias, but I must have other evidence that proves your evidence wrong. I provided a link to the website that actually showed more evidence supporting my claims. There is an ENTIRE bibliography on that site that shows you everything you need to know, but Con would just simply overlook it. My evidence therefore is valid. "Capitalism has assisted America, but not your capitalism. The thing is, capitalism creates such great wealth, but also such great inequality. You need regulation to assist with that inequality." Capitalism has also created luxuries that Americans enjoy whether they know it or not. Americans love to buy products that they believe will make them happier. http://blackinamerica.com... Con cannot just simply claim that these sources are flawed. He has to gather other sources. "To compare European countries GDP is silly. You must look at their GDP per capita. The U.S.A. has a population that a tad over 5 times that of France, of course the GDP will be much larger. Moreover, due to your status of worlds vacuum cleaner, everyone invests into wall street. What do you expect?" This is just another silly analytic Con has made up. If you go by population, than China should be ahead of America. China's population is 1.36 billion (2014) Data Bank "As for America being a leader? Yes a military leader, but America is not a leader that we will follow in terms of social issues. America's current status is abysmal." America does not need to force his social laws on to Europe. Con already conceded with the fact that America is a military leader which has made this debate a lot easier to win. Dropped Arguments:Apple went on to make many useful things that we use today such as the IPhone, IPad, and Macbooks. "Q3 2011: 20 million iPhones, 9 million iPads, 7 million iPods [5] Sources are in Round 2. Microsoft: 400 million active users of Windows Facebook: 1.581 billion people now use Facebook. Video Games:According to game designer and writer Jane McGonigal, a half-billion people on earth play video games an "hour a day," of whom 183 million are American. In fact, 97 percent of American young people ages 12 to 17 play video games. Population Argument: Con has not answered the population argument which means that either concedes to it, or was to lazy to read it or address it. Either way, the point still stands that America has way more people than any other European country. We cannot give free healthcare to 320 million people. The idea that we are the number one power is incredible. If Con does answer this in his next argument, I will be forced to answer this in the comments. Answers: 1. Con posts no evidence what so ever, and says that you could just raise taxes. http://dailycaller.com... This source right here explains how liberal economists basically say that free healthcare will not add up. 2."Europe does not rely on American power to protect our ideas." Yes, you do. http://www.cato.org... " Even Britain and France, the two countries with the most serious defense budgets, provide little cause for satisfaction. The former is currently spending a mere 2.6 percent of GDP, and the latter an even smaller 2.1 percent. Even worse is the trend. Both figures represent significant declines from the 2009 budgets, and Paris and London contemplate still further cuts. Reliable media reports indicate that France plans another whopping 12.5 percent reduction, amounting to $5 billion. Benefits of Capitalism: I think I have already proven that Capitalism is superior to Socialism in this debate. Capitalism Benefits: America's GDP amounts to 17 trillion dollars which is outstanding. America is the center for the western world, and arguably the world when it comes to technology. We have silicon valley. Capitalism has created such a framework in where smart people like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs competed to please there consumers. Sources in Round 2: Apple went on to make many useful things that we use today such as the IPhone, IPad, and Macbooks. "Q3 2011: 20 million iPhones, 9 million iPads, 7 million iPods [5] Sources are in Round 2. Microsoft: 400 million active users of Windows Facebook: 1.581 billion people now use Facebook. Video Games:According to game designer and writer Jane McGonigal, a half-billion people on earth play video games an "hour a day," of whom 183 million are American. In fact, 97 percent of American young people ages 12 to 17 play video games. I have not listed by the way Instagram, Twitter, HP, Dell, Intel, and a complete set of video game companies that live here in America. Competition has made these companies successful, and it is Capitalism which created such a framework. Market-Based Socialism: France's GDP is 2 trillion dollars. Germany's GDP is 3 trillion dollars. UK's GDP is 2.93 trillion dollars. Switzerland's GDP is 685 billion dollars Denmark's GDP is 341 billion dollars Before Con says that livelihood is better in Europe, because Americans are poor: 38 percent of the persons whom the Census Bureau identifies as "poor" own their own homes with a median value of $39,200. * 62 percent of "poor" households own a car; 14 percent own two or more cars. * Nearly half of all "poor" households have air-conditioning; 31 percent have microwave ovens. * Nationwide, some 22,000 "poor" households have heated swimming pools or Jacuzzis. http://www.heritage.org......