What Capitalism Is and How It Affects People.
                     WHAT CAPITALISM 
IS AND HOW IT 
AFFECTS PEOPLE?
Capitalism
Capitalism is defined as an 
economic system in which a 
country’s trade, industry, and 
profits are controlled by private 
companies, instead of by the 
people whose time and labor 
powers those companies. 
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Where did 
capitalism 
come from?
The origins of capitalism are 
complicated, and stretch back to 
the 16th century, when the 
British systems of power largely 
collapsed after the Black Death, 
a deadly plague that killed off up 
to 60% of Europe’s entire 
population.
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What does it 
mean to be 
capitalist?
Individual capitalists are 
typically wealthy people who 
have a large amount of capital 
(money or other financial assets) 
invested in business, and who 
benefit from the system of 
capitalism by making increased 
profits and thereby adding to 
their wealth. 
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How does 
capitalism 
affect people?
The kind of impact that 
capitalism has on your life 
depends on whether you’re a 
worker or a boss. 
The more profits your company 
brings in, the more resources 
you have to share with your 
workers, which theoretically 
improves everyone’s standard of 
living
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Why do 
people 
support 
capitalism?
Capitalism’s supporters believe 
in several key points: Economic 
freedom leads to political 
freedom and having a state-
owned means of production can 
lead to federal overreach and 
authoritarianism. 
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Why do 
people 
support 
capitalism?
Capitalism’s supporters believe 
in several key points: Economic 
freedom leads to political 
freedom and having a state-
owned means of production can 
lead to federal overreach and 
authoritarianism. 
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Why do 
people 
support 
capitalism 
cont.
They view it as the only sensible 
way to organize a society, 
insisting that alternatives like 
socialism, communism, or 
anarchism are doomed to fail. 
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Why do 
people oppose 
capitalism?
Anti-capitalists view capitalism 
as an inhuman, anti-democratic, 
unsustainable, deeply 
exploitative system that must be 
dismantled. 
They see it as inherently at odds 
with democracy because of how 
capitalist bosses hold power 
over workers in the workplace 
and the fact that, the more 
capital one accrues, the more 
power they have.
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Capitalism vs. 
Socialism
Proponents of socialism say their 
system evolves from capitalism. 
It improves upon it by providing 
a direct route between citizens 
and the goods and services they 
want.
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Capitalism vs. 
Communism
Communism evolves beyond 
both socialism and capitalism, 
according to theorists. 
The government provides 
everyone with a minimum 
standard of living. That's 
guaranteed, regardless of their 
economic contribution.
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