Isn it the case that capitalism is slavery because people have no choice but to work to make ends meet?
Having to work to make ends meet is the nature of the universe. Businessmen don’t dictate this – reality does. Under any political system at all, people will have to work to create wealth. In his critique of capitalism, Marx spoke of the ‘alienation’ of those forced to engage in repetitive, dehumanizing kinds of works. But socialism is far more alienating than capitalism, because the state expropriates the fruits of workers labor, and the group runs rough-shod over the desires of the individual. Socialism leads to centralization and uniformity. A striking example of this is the experiences of health care workers under the socialized systems of Britain and Canada. Both patients and doctors have noted the ‘conveyer belt’ feel of the systems. A genuine sense of satisfaction can only occur under capitalism, when people have a personal stake in what they are doing and they’re free to work as they would like, rather than in ways that bureaucrats think are good for them. There is nothing alie
