All 4 Uses of
capitalism
in
The Iceman Cometh
- HUGO—(raises his head and peers at Rocky blearily through his thick spectacles—in a guttural declamatory tone) Capitalist swine!†
Act 1 *capitalist = one who believes in an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
- I know they're damned fools, most of them, as stupidly greedy for power as the worst capitalist they attack, but I'd swear there couldn't be a yellow stool pigeon among them.†
Act 1
- Peddler pimp for nouveau-riche capitalism!†
Act 3capitalism = an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
- Capitalist svine!†
Act 4capitalist = one who believes in an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
Definition:
an economic system based on voluntary exchange in a competitive environment with private ownership of property and businesses
(with the belief that voluntary exchanges harness inborn self-interest in millions of decisions that benefit society)
(with the belief that voluntary exchanges harness inborn self-interest in millions of decisions that benefit society)
Most proponents of capitalism advocate that government intervene to handle problems "pure" capitalism does not handle well such as monopoly, shared costs and benefits (such as pollution or national defense), provision of a safety-net for those who are unlucky, ...