I came to this realization of this by deconstructing the ideas of Socialism. I came to the conclusion that both can be bad or good, but it depends on who's hands it is in. If the person who is head of a company or a head of nation cares about people, and not power, then the little man will be happy.If the person wants power, than the little man will suffer. This is true in either cases of government.
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Anonymous2007-01-07 0:27
I think the OP is retarded. Of course the same factors affect communism and capitalism. If 50% of people in a country would resort to petty crime if given the chance, that would cause problems in both systems. However like someone said earlier
"It's not either/or, but degree."
Crime affects capitalism to a lesser degree because government resources are focussed purely on law enforcement, because people actually have the incentive to care about their work andtake measures to prevent crime or to lessen it's effects by taking it into account when calculating the effect of crime into their finances etc.. Also communism combines both the government and the economy into one, meaning it is easier for people in charge of sectors of the economy to corrupt the representation process and the law so they can unfairly redirect luxuries towards themselves.
If I wanted to lead a life of crime and could choose between living in a socialist or capitalist country of equal wealth I would choose socialism, since all I would need to do is join the military, suck some balls, get myself into a position where I can scratch a few backs etc... Socialists like to pretend the bureaucracy that runs their system of government is not a "state", but it is. It is unavoidable and by attempting to roll everything into one all they end up with is a machiavellian paradise. Of course that was their intention from the beginning as socialism is just tyranny parcelled up in fancy ideals which ignore the fundamentals of true liberty.