In the Word Association thread, someone says "communism," to which Filburt1 replies "a good idea failing in implementation." Communism and socialism are both poorly developed ideologies that demand that each member of a society is altruistic. This wouldn't be such a horrible thing, except there are no controls over the benevolence of those in power, and those that contribute thereto. Such a condition is unacceptable for the successful functioning of a society.

In addition, the theories of state-owned property and state-managed business is highly undemocratic. There is no competition for products and services, therefore no control over the quality, safety, or reasonabilty thereof. There is no motivation for improving skills or products, because one would be compensated no differently than if he were unskilled or made substandard merchandise. Such a condition is unacceptable for the successful function of an economy.

Capitalism is the only true democratic economic system. Only with people driving market forces by supply and demand --complimented, rather than enforced, by state-ordered direction -- are progression and advancement possible.