Capitalism doesn't work.

I'm sorry for the lack of paragraphs in the previous round; for some reason my ipod didn't account for the gap between lines.I shall argue why my opponent is wrong under each of his headings.Poverty ReductionMy opponent labelled this argument rather poorly. He states that "Capitalism helps reduce poverty in developing and poor countries" but does not explain how. What the argument is about is South Africa's rise in GDP ( Gross Domestic Product ) . He does not suggest, however, that GDP lowers poverty levels. Open the following graph, entitled 'Poverty And Unemployment': http://www.ihsglobalinsight.co.za... alongside my opponent's: http://www.indexmundi.com... and you will see that while the GDP has increased very slightly the rate of poverty and unemployment has stayed the same over the same period of time! This would suggest that GDP and poverty are not linked.War Prevention"In a communist society, countries have no vested interests in each other". This is completely untrue. England, for instance, requires -and always will require- metals ( precious metals especially ) , minerals and wood, etc. from all over the world and exports manufactured products in return. Why are you suggesting that this would be any different in a non-capitalist society?"War would be a lose-lose action regardless if one country wins". Then why -and bare in mind that you are against the war on terrorism- did the USA invade two countries ( Iraq and Afghanistan ) in the last ten years and why, do you suppose, are there suggestions of invading Iran? Not only have they got no evidence for Iran possessing ( or planning to posse's ) nuclear weapons but the USA is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in a war - http://www.icanw.org... . In fact; the USA has the second highest number of nuclear missiles ( after Russia ) .Rise To The Top"The most obvious beneficial impact of capitalism is that everybody gets equal opportunities. Everybody, starts out in one spot and whoever is the smartest and most cunning rises to the top". Incorrect once again. Children under 18 account for 27% of homeless people-- http://library.thinkquest.org... . On the other hand; many children start their lives with millionaire parents. They are two very different spots to start out from."The dumb people stay at the bottom. Have you ever heard of a genius homeless person? No, because if they were a genius they wouldn't be homeless. It's a sink-or-swim system". Actually, according to this graph[1], almost 5% of people with a bachelors or higher are unemployed ( There's a similar chart for the Philippines[3] ) . That works out at 1.75 million people, according to the census of 2000[2], and that number is rising."How would you get past Harvard with no money? You take out a loan". The problem the system of loans is that this puts people off going to university or college. As I already showed; you are not guaranteed success. What if you are part of the unlucky 4%? Then you would have no job and a massive loan to pay off. Also; if a family is in debt ( not the child's fault ) then they won't be able to take out a student loan.The best system would allow every-one who wishes to attend college; attend, and let them pay back society by ensuring that they have a suitable job to go into."Lets compare this to a communist society. Nobody has equal opportunities. This is because there are no opportunities. Regardless of if you are smart or dumb, you will still be farming the field for the rest of your life". Are you suggesting that in a non-capitalist society every-one would have to become a farmer? Yes; there would need to be farmers; but perhaps with degrees in ecology or biology. 'Farmer' doesn't mean 'stupid'."The rich serve as an incentive for the poor to become rich". As I stated in P2): for every-one to become a billionaire the current billionaires would have to lose money. Well; they're going to do their best to make sure that doesn't happen, aren't they? So no matter how much the poor want to become rich; they're almost certainly not going to."Communist societies pay the same amount to a garbage man, and a neurosurgeon. Is this fair? No. Neurosurgeons require a genius personality while any idiot can become a garbage man". In a system where every-one is educated properly; no-one would want to be a Bin Man, I'm sure you'll agree. Well this can be combated quite easily. A lot of the work can be done roboticlly, such as placing the bins in the rubbish truck. Other things, such a driving the truck, could be done by students or volunteers, etc. No matter what way you look at it both neurosurgery and refuse collection have to be done. Throughout history people have always taken responsibility for the jobs that need to be done to form a society; capitalism can't take credit for this.Incentive"Why should a communist worker make 20 toys when he would make the same amount of money if he made 1 toy"? Because the worker knows that there are twenty children and twenty toys are required. They would have to be totally heartless to give only one of the children a toy. It is that sense of care and love that sets us apart from the rest of the animals on the planet, and it is that that has always motivated us and given us incentive.Would Thomas Edison have invented the light-bulb in a non-capitalist society? Most certainly! Do you think he would have decided not to create inventions just because he couldn't own twenty houses and twenty cars? If you ask a baby or toddler what capitalism is you'll get a blank, curious stare. The reason they learn is because they enjoy doing so. The need for intellectual stimulation is hard-wired into our brain. Capitalism can't take credit for this.In fact, as I explained my round one; capitalism is a disincentive ConclusionAs I have shown why my opponent is wrong on all other accounts I must, therefore, come to a condemning conclusion:Capitalism is a system that does not reward the hard-working. It causes war by free trade. It increases poverty by free trade. It does not give everybody a chance to rise to the top. The rich provide a false-incentive for the poor to rise to the top. It is clearly not the perfect system.Finally; I request that you don't refer to communist systems in your arguments as the alternative for capitalism. Try 'non-capitalist' instead. It may lead the voters to assume that I support the system the USSR used or the system that China uses. Stalin used slave labour and China is the country that the USA relies upon to make its system work. In fact they owe China 541 billion dollars-- http://tinyurl.com...[1] http://tipstrategies.com...http://tinyurl.com...[3] https://lh6.googleusercontent.com...