Devil's Advocate Debate: Socialism is an overall a better system than Capitalism (rematch)

Hello, thanks for offering me this debate. Let's begin:Capitalism and Technological innovation.A.) "In a deregulated economy companies are left to fend for themselves (economically speaking), this leads to various companies faltering however the most innovative of the said companies often end up as dominant."B.) "In a Socialist society however such form of innovation do not tend to happen as companies lack much incentive or deterrent to do so."Arguments:1.) Con must prove statement B true. He hasnt provided a proper explanation to this conclusion2.) I Will disprove the statement that socialism decreases motivation and thus economic activity later, remember we arent talking about communism3,)Capitalism is only surviving now because of socialist integrations, even the place you later cite, China, had to be communist to be succesful in that case, no? Looking back in history we can see that pure capitalism fails, resulting in monopolies and thus the elite and the super poor. This was the case during the depresion: "In the late 1920s, the top 10 percent of Americans possessed 84 percent of the country's wealth"[5]. It is only because FDR began socializing the US that the economy even made it through the great depression. Our nation has many socialized institutions that the country rests on today.Human NatureA.) "Capitalism creates and values productivity, the economic "dog eat dog world" environment created by Capitalist policies give citezens a detterent and incentive to work harder."B.) "The other appeal to human nature made is the desire for competition which could be seen in most levels of society in a capitalist economy"Arguments:1.)Even if this argument is true and capitalism does increase moral that does not mean socialism does not, and you have not proven other wise2.) I disagree that capitalism is good simply because it apeals to human nature, many things do, such as murder, it is instinctual but not good3.) How can you been happy if you are dirt poor in a capitalist society you can never succed in because monopolys have driven away the entire free market, as it always does?4.) [4]5.) Empirics prove otherwise, see next argument.Capitalism and Economic Development.Arguments:1.) False cause fallacy, your graph doesn't actually prove anything and relys on a false cause. Your argument is a "Post hoc ergo propter hoc: (literally "after this, therefore because of this") the fallacy of arguing that one event was caused by another event merely because it occurred after that event."[3]2.) Empirics I would simply like to demonstrate that even if the opponent is right and capitalism lead to increases in economic output in china, it doesn’t mean socialism doesn’t work, it just means the Chinese were doing it the wrong way. Here is a list of successful and modern socialist countries: China Denmark has a wide range of welfare benefits that they offer their citizens. As a result, they also have the highest taxes in the world, Small businesses thrive, with over 70 percent of companies having 50 employees or less. Finland has one of the world’s best education systems, with no tuition fees and also giving free meals to their students. The literacy rate in Finland is 100 percent. Finland has one of the highest standards of living in the world. Like Denmark and other European countries, equality is considered one of the most important values in society. Whereas in the Netherlands, government control over the economy remains at a minimum, but a socialist welfare system remains. The lifestyle in the Netherlands is very egalitarian and organized, where even bosses do not discipline or treat their subordinates rudely. Netherlands Canada Like the Netherlands, Canada also has mostly a free market economy, but has a very extensive welfare system that includes free health and medical care. Canadians remain more open-minded and liberal than Americans, and Canada is ranked as one of the best top five countries to live in by the United Nations Sweden Norway The country has a cushy 11% budget surplus, zero national debt, and an economy that grew 3% last year while Uncle Sam was dancing a jig into a 12.9% deficit, $11 trillion in debt, and the Recession we now all know and love. Ireland Around 25 percent of Ireland’s GDP goes towards paying for the welfare system New Zealand Belgium Despite popular myths, there is very little connection between economic performance and welfare expenditure. Many of the countries on this list are proof of that, such as Denmark and Finland. Even though both countries are more socialistic than America, the workforce remains stronger. This also disproves con’s statements on motivation. We can empirically see that this claim doesn’t hold true in good socialist societies.Moving on to my own argumentsContention 1: Socialism is more sensitive to signals of wealth inequality."Although its prescriptions for the problem – things like raising the minimum wage, universal healthcare and shared ownership of productive assets – are trickier to deliver than they assume, socialism is far superior to capitalism in telling us that a member of the electorate is being left behind and that a gap in the wealth distribution is widening. This is natural – capitalism puts a premium on unbridled freedom rather than egalitarian equality."Contention 2: Socialism permits more market signals and personal freedoms because capitalism failsCapitalism did not fail in the Great Depression because profit was burdened with social concerns. It failed because the capitalist ruling class saw an opportunity to increase its profits by an increase in the protective tariff— using its political muscle to push Smoot-Hawley through the Republican Congress and persuade President Hoover to sign the legislation. This was a blatant intervention in the market, not for the usual purpose of increasing government revenues, but to engineer a social outcome desired by Big Business.” The same thing can be said of Wall St. banks last decadeI Believe I have provided adiquate and intelligent refutation for this round while simultaneously promoting the superiority of socialism, that you for reading, I pass the pen back to con. - http://blog.peerform.com... - http://www.dailyfinance.com... - http://philosophy.lander.edu... -The Philosophy and Economics of Market Socialism : A Critical Study-http://www.csmonitor.com...-http://www.forbes.com...