r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Own_Policy8854 9h ago

We could redistribute wealth to prevent it from pooling and creating economic disasters in the first place.

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u/rsneary129 8h ago edited 8h ago

Capitalism: a system so great it needs to be bailed out every 10 years

Edit: for those of you who refuse to look anywhere outside the US, the Nordic model has existed for over 90 years and is extremely successful. The countries that use it consistently rank highest in happiness, quality of life, work life balance, has low rates of corruption, and are economically competitive

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u/PurestCringe 8h ago

Every system fails when exposed to human greed and pride.

Capitalism is just the one that fails the least badly.

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u/ArkAngelEV 8h ago

Ill add, it’s not only the one that fails least badly, it’s the most fair when it works out beautifully

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u/Country_Gravy420 7h ago

Like when it's highly regulated?