Debate: Socialism vs Capitalism
Side: Socialism

""I'm happy to see you are an optimist"No your not."Learn to read.... I'm happy to see "you" are an optimist...""however i was not being discouraging"Well, you were trying to be."No sir, i was simply stating widely accepted truths. Please don't claim to know what my goals are or were."Show me the statistics please."here you go:-The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.Risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect are:  Family poverty   Family stress  Single parent family  Drug or alcohol use by one or more family members  Parental history of abuse or neglect  Unemployment  Poor education  Family isolationPretty much every single one of those can be caused by poverty, now child abuse can cause severe mental and even physical damage inhibiting ones ability to work."Those living in poverty and lacking access to essential health services, suffering hunger or even starvation, experience mental and physical health problems which make it harder for them to improve their situation. One third of deaths - some 18 million people a year or 50,000 per day - are due to poverty-related causes: in total 270 million people, most of them women and children, have died as a result of poverty since 1990.""Those living in poverty in the developed world may suffer social isolation. Rates of suicide may increase in conditions of poverty. Death of a breadwinner may decrease a household's resilience to poverty conditions and cause a dramatic worsening in their situation. Low income levels and poor employment opportunities for adults in turn create the conditions where households can depend on the income of child members. An estimated 218 million children aged 5 to 17 are in child labor worldwide, excluding child domestic labor. Lacking viable employment opportunities those living in poverty may also engage in the informal economy, or in criminal activity, both of which may on a larger scale discourage investment in the economy, further perpetuating conditions of poverty.""Unfortunately, there is a high risk of educational underachievement for children who are from low-income housing circumstances. This often is a process that begins in primary school for some less fortunate children. These children are at a higher risk than other children for retention in their grade, special placements during the school’s hours and even not completing their high school education. There are indeed many explanations for why students tend to drop out of school. For children with low resources, the risk factors are similar to excuses such as juvenile delinquency rates, higher levels of teenage pregnancy, and the economic dependency upon their low income parent or parents.""Undeniably, children are affected by poverty across the board when it comes to education; however, literacy is an alarming issue. Some children are fortunate enough to have people in the home who can read and write being that they are literate and other children are not as fortunate and never see the opportunity for learning assistance at home or in school and communication with teachers. Regardless of the support, many of these children are still disadvantaged simply because of their home life. A child’s method of interacting, responding, and communicating will help them with how to deal with their peers and their adults.""Low income and wealth levels undermine the ability of governments to levy taxes for public service provision, adding to the 'vicious circle' connecting the causes and effects of poverty. Lack of essential infrastructure, poor education and health services, and poor sanitation contribute to the perpetuation of poverty. Poor access to affordable public education can lead to low levels of literacy, further entrenching poverty. Weak public service provision and high levels of poverty can increase states' vulnerability to natural disasters and make states more vulnerable to shocks in the international economy, such as those associated with rising fuel prices, or declining commodity prices.""Areas strongly affected by poverty tend to be more violent. In one survey, 67% of children from disadvantaged inner cities said they had witnessed a serious assault, and 33% reported witnessing a homicide. 51% of fifth graders from New Orleans (median income for a household: $27,133) have been found to be victims of violence, compared to 32% in Washington, DC (mean income for a household: $40,127)."Now, your turn. Show me some statistics, if you will, saying a significant amount of people can climb out of poverty in a capitalist system. If not, then cede the debate and move on.