The End of Capitalism?

There have been a few stories on NPR lately where the question, “Is this the end of capitalism” has been asked. I’m sure it has been asked elsewhere, I only mention NPR because that is what I am most familiar with. This question is posed in relation to the global credit meltdown brought on by the housing market fiasco. It is also, I feel, a question born out of ignorance of what capitalism is or a desire to see it fail in lieu of other so-called better systems.

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