Originally Posted by Roody
Why is it so hard for people to see the connections here? The solution seems so simple to us, but most people just don't get it. . . yet.
Even easy solutions require education. Billions are being spent on motor vehicle ads, not ads for public transit. The ruling elites see it as in their interests not to propagate solutions to these problems - it would cut into their profits.
Capitalism is fundamentally about maximizing profits to the exclusion of other values, which means the detriment of the common good. We see this in our system of transportation & many other areas.
Capitalism can never be reformed because profit maximization is basic to it. Even the most benign employer will fire workers if his/her profits dip too low.
We might envision a socio-economic system based on human values instead of on the tyranny of wealth: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." - Karl Marx