Which economic system is better: Socialism or Capitalism

You are correct, full Capitalism does assume Anarchy. Which is why I am an Anarcho Capitalist, but I usually identify as a Libertarian. I identify this way because I, like most people oppose the initiation of force. The difference is that I don't only apply this to things like rape and murder, I apply this to the state. There i no difference in my mind between the IRS and the mafia, except that we view one group as villains and another group as public servants. Both extort you out of your money, and if you resist they react violently, and if you continue to protect yourself and your property they will kill you. Now if there was a man named Ed, and he went around pointing guns at people and taking their money with the purpose of using the funds to building roads, there would be no question about his guilt. But suppose Ed got elected to the presidency and did relatively the same thing, except with the backing of the counterfeit machine (aka the federal reserve), the largest military in the world, and many men in snazzy blue costumes. What is the reaction in this instance? "hope" "change" " yes we can! Yes we can!!" People chant his name, people vote for him, and his is viewed as a man of the highest virtue by many people. Sure he starts wars, throws people in prison for carrying around the wrong kind of vegetation, devalues the currency, and funds it all by stealing a large portion of peoples income, but hey! Don't think too hard now! After all, he is a man of the people, a public servant, and God damn it, without theft ( sorry, taxation) how could we POSSIBLY build those pesky roads anyhow? Which brings me to another point. There is a fallacy that was used by pro slavery people in the 1800s, and it goes something like this: slaves pick cotton. we need cotton. Therefore, if we don't have slavery who will pick the cotton? You know what else is important? Roads. ya man, I love me some roads. They are important. And the government funds them. Sooooo..... without government... WHO WILL BUILD THE ROOOOAADS!!!!!!????? Are you kidding me? Are you serious? You mean to tell me that the same species that went to the moon, split the atom, found the higgs bozone and invented the internet can't figure out how to build ROADS without pointing guns at peaceful people? You can't be serious. You just can't be. I wont address military in this round, I can talk more about it later. But yes, the fallacy is that Government does x. x is important. Therefore, if government doesn't do x, x wont get done. Now to answer some more of your points: you say in essence that some people make money at the expense of others. And that is certainly true, it's called the government. One of the core principals of Capitalism is win win relationships. For example, i'm very thirsty and you are writing a book. So We trade my pen for your bottle of water. who loses? Nobody. Do companies force workers to work for them? No. workers are there by their own choice. The workers work for the company in exchange for money. That is the trade. The company can fire them for any reason, and the worker can quit for any reason. Capitalism is a system that respects self ownership and property rights. Socialism does not. And what was that garbage about socialism giving people the opportunity to succeed? Oh right, like how in the soviet union each and every citizen had a fair chance to succeed at going to the gulag. You can't trust people with that much power.