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No. Pure Capitalism is pretty much what we have now sans the benefits such as workman's comp, 8 hour work day, vacation time, safe workplace, no child labor, labor laws, etc. These luxuries that companies and employers have to provide to their employees were socialistic policies that were fought for in the late 1800's to the 1930's by working class citizens, and often, they were bloody encounters.
Before those happened, companies could easily manipulate and control who works under them without any repercussions or care of what happened to the workers. It wasn't until many strikes and massacres later that these provisions for the working class citizen were put into place. Pure Capitalism CANNOT and will NEVER exist without exploiting the poor and working class citizens.
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[quote]No. Pure Capitalism is pretty much what we have now sans the benefits such as workman's comp, 8 hour work day, vacation time, safe workplace, no child labor, labor laws, etc.[/quote]My sides!