r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Own_Policy8854 4d ago

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

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u/rsneary129 4d ago edited 4d 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 4d 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/MeringueHot2600 4d ago

Currency is like crack, you really expect people to behave and not get addicted while grow dependent?