Captialism vs Socialism

Correction: I am talking about specifically about Capitalism in the Reagan years which called for deregulation, and when in inflation was low. All of your arguments on Laissez-fair capitalism do not count. Defense: "You are using a poll that asks the average joe about the ease of starting a business." This poll was conducted accordingly to 1,000 people in each country. Either way, I do not see you introducing any polls on Europeans claiming that starting a business is easy either. You can critique this poll all you want, but if you cannot introduce any stating that another 1,000 people say it is easy; than this poll is valid for this debate. My opponent also introduces a poll from the heritage foundation which tries to counter my poll. This would work, but I am specifically talking about Capitalism during the Reagan years. Americans right now are living under crony capitalism where corporations fund the government to put more money, and regulations on small businesses while favoring themselves. This argument therefore does not say anything about my case, but just proves that the system we have right now does not work. "Next, you talk of American cultural influences all across the world. Economic strength is what purshes U.S.A. brands all across the world; economic strength is not the same as economic health." If you could explain what you mean about economic strength is not the same as economic health. I am assuming you mean the well being of people, but you are not denying that America completely outweighs every single European country when it comes to economic and cultural power through Capitalism. I will be addressing the advantages later in this round of having a strong economy. "1) A life expectancy lower than the OECD average [1] 2) A poverty rate of 15.1%, higher than countries such as France, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, etc [2] 3) The U.S.A spends nearly double the amount of money in healthcare than most of the OECD countries and covers less residents. [3]" I am not in favor of the capitalism that is happening right now. All of your attacks on capitalism have been wasted, because I clearly specified that I am talking about capitalism in the 1980s. Now, I would like to address your attacks on the American problems. 1. A life expectancy can be due to many factors. You have not linked this to anything. All you have basically said is that life expectancy is low. This could be due to Americans spending more time on the TV, or eating unhealthy food. America also has 320 million people. 320 million people accounts for a lot of different results. There are some states that are very healthy, and some that are not. 2. You address the poverty rate that I will just say is that it is a critique of modern day crony capitalism. I will also like to add that citing European countries does not make a difference. Here is why: France's population-66 million people, America-320 million people UK-64.51 million people, America-320 million people Switzerland-8 million people, America-320 million people Canada-35 million people, America-320 million people Denmark-5.64 million people, America-320 million people America has its problems, but the numbers would be impossible to add up if we even took half of your political ideology, because we would have to apply it to 320 million people. Free healthcare for 320 million people. I would say it is quite astonishing however that America has been able to accomplish so much with so many people. 3. This also goes with the fact that we have 18 trillion dollars in GDP. So, we have every right to spend as much money as we want. And, I don't agree with the fact that we are spending so much money on healthcare. Now, I move on to your critique on Laizze-faire Capitalism. I do not agree with Laizze-fair Capitalism. During the 1980s, there was still regulation in certain areas where there needed to be regulations. For example, there were still unions that protected people from unfair treatment from there businesses. You start to dive deeper in "American problems" that I find to be very unfair. I have already listed that European populations are completely outweighed by American populations. It is extremely difficult to give all the added benefits Europe enjoys to 320 million people. If you are going to argue these points again, I would like you to account for 3 things: 1: How are you going to provide this for 320 million people? 2:Europe relies on American power to protect there ideas. You agree that America is a prominent leader of the western world to an extent. If America started spending money on these idealistic ideas, than how are they going to still manage a powerful military while still caring for its people. 3. Our higher crime rate is due to many factors such as poor education, poor upbringing, mental illness, and poor entertainment for adolescence. Dropped Arguments that I will like you to respond to: I have addressed corporate dominance that America holds that Europe does not. You have not gone into these points at all, and I would like you to address them. Microsoft-400 million active users of Windows This probably also accounts for the European nations. Apple- 20 million iPhones, 9 million iPads, 7 million iPods This dominated multiple lives including lives in Europe Facebook-1.581 billion people(A lot of people in Europe use this) This also has provided entertainment for many. Video Games-They go without saying. You have not listed any critique of market competition that leads to new ideas. 271 members of the Forbes list are self-made men. Hegemony Argument: America has became the number one superpower as a direct result of capitalism. Capitalism have allowed the benefits of America becoming number one.The United States Gross Domestic Product for 2015 was $17.4 trillion. Total US Assets amount to 225 trillion dollars. You have not addressed the American benefit of us being a prominent leader in the world. Benefits that Capitalism has provided America: America is currently worth 17 trillion dollars when it accounts for our GDP. We have 225 trillion dollars combined in US assets. 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(laughable). Denmark's GDP is 341 billion dollars(pathetic). America's GDP is 17 trillion dollars. My opponent cannot deny this truth that America is the prominent leader of these countries. He know this, and it would be a basic lie if he denied this. It is also a fact that if America suddenly falls, and loses its power globally. There would be a huge power vacuum between China and Russia. If either country becomes number one, than Europe would have to follow there lead. Freedom and Democracy will be ignored, and a string of authoritarianism will rise. Either way, America also doesn't have that much poverty. Since, America's GDP is so high, poor people compare themselves too much to others here. Poverty Disproven: * 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...