Faith writes:
But wasn't the wealth before capitalism all in the hands of feudal lords, who didn't get it by enterprise but by conquest? Capitalism does benefit the whole society in a way the feudal system of course did not. I'm certainly not arguing that capitalism is some kind of perfection if completely uncontrolled by law because it can be exploitative too, and it can be used against the people too, as Soros' billions are being used.
In one short period that was the case. Then the Capitalists replaced the feudal lords and hired armed thugs to support their efforts to acquire the wealth.
BUT there was wealth before all that as well.
But so far no one has shown any examples of Soros using his billions against the people. That is just made up.