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by peterangular 1755 days ago
You're putting words in my mouth with stuff like:

> No, heh, no it is not, at least not in the context we're discussing. Capitalism didn't start in the last 20 years.

I did not make the claim that Capitalism started in the last 20 years - I made the claim that debt/credit is at the basis of a capitalistic society which is econ 101.

> Not sure we're going to agree here though.

We very much will not, and I don't appreciate how you literally were putting words in my mouth to back your claim. Good day.

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This is a very ... disappointing end to this conversation.

My point was, not that you said "the last 20 years", but instead, I am saying that credit as a basis of US style capitalism, has existed for 20 years.

And I go on above, to explain why.