Capitalism is better than communism

Thank you for the rebuttals. What you said about me not caring about poor people is simply not true. "You may have misunderstood, or confused the word "greed" and "selfish". My opponent "selfish" is what you seem to be since you forgot to include the poor people, or just didn't care about them." 1. Giving people money doesn't solve the issue of poverty. In 1964 Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. Multiple government agencies were created to help economically support the poor. Again, this looks great in theory, but it was a horrible failure. The U.S. spent 5 trillion dollars and still failed at solving the poverty problem. A. Rather than give money to the poor, people need to be taught how to save their money and grow it. If people were poor before being economically supported, giving them money isn't going to solve their problems because there going to lose that money again and stay poor. This is why the War on Poverty which gave 5 trillion dollars, couldn't even solve the issue. B. Supporting people gives them no reason to strive and work hard. An example of this is in Owsley County Kentucky, an area were half the adults are illiterate and unemployed. Also the poverty rate is over 46%. This is what one resident had to say. "The war on poverty was the worst thing that ever happened to Appalachia," "It gave people a way to get by without having to do any work." Local officials also said this "many parents urge their children to try to go to special education classes at school as a way to prove they are eligible for [SSI] disability benefits." (The senior class at the local high school picked as its motto, "I came, I slept, I graduated.") http://fee.org... So the issue isn't that poor people aren't being supported. The resident there said that was the problem. These handouts give people a reason never to work, which results in them staying in poverty. Parents are even looking for ways that there children can help get more handouts by taking special education classes. I think that we should help people with less money get back on their feet, and help them build a career, but government handouts should not be a career choice. "What about the people who work hard all day picking up trash to make a living because its the only way they can make a living out of?" While that sounds so true and unfair it is not usually the case. As I showed above people are looking for reasons not to work and support themselves. Many people who are on welfare and also want their heath insurance to be paid for also have Iphones and cable TV. These people claim that they "can't afford heath insurance. " You also make it sound as if it is impossible to get out of poverty. While in no way shape or form am I saying it is easy, hard working people become successful through determination. When you use so many tax payer dollars to fund handouts, you take away jobs. A business would be able to create jobs with capital, but if that capital is taken away from the government, they no longer have jobs to create. Which means less chances for the less fortunate to start a career. My opponent also never had any response to why anyone has motivation to work hard. He even confirmed it. "Although my opponent's argument was true, he failed to complete his argument." Admitting that there is no reason to achieve. 2. Communist countries fail Every country that has tried communism has failed here is a list of just a few. Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Romania, Slovakia, Angola, Ethiopia, and that is just some of the list. "Communism, in theory, represents a classless society in peace. " North Korea have nuclear weapons and threaten to use them. Also they force their people to obey everything the leaders say and do. People aren't aloud to watch or read anything the government doesn't want them to. Does that sound like peace. " in Communism there is nothing you want, because you have everything you need." "North Korea faces famine: 'Tell the world we are starving' " http://www.telegraph.co.uk... People all over North Korea have very little food and are starving. Does that sound like they have everything they need. This is why capitalism is better than communism Sources http://www.telegraph.co.uk... http://www.infoplease.com... http://fee.org... http://www.forbes.com... http://bobzermop.hubpages.com...