Selfish Capitalists Are Selfish Pigs

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Commonly known, the phrase “selfish capitalist pigs” seems to be the mantra of socialist proponents. Socialists believe that capitalism has historically led to disasters such as the Great Depression due to robber barons selfishly “stealing” the money from the people. Albeit, there are some cases where the 1% have hoarded money, but overall the capitalists have tried to stabilize the economy exemplified by J.P. Morgan putting some of his money into the stock market to keep it going (“The Stock Market,“ 2010, para, 3). While the greediness of some capitalists might lead to the stereotype of capitalist advocates being selfish, socialism is an even greater cause of selfishness in society. Dennis Prager (2016) from Prager University gives an excellent

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