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Capitalism requires a working property ownership. The problem in the most of the world, including Europe, is that you have a feeling of working property ownership. However, the reality is different. You cannot use your property as you wish.
Think of a private company providing health services. Everything you do must comply with the state rules. Those regulations break your property rights.
Think of accomodation rental. You must comply with the state rules. E.g. you cannot get rid of your tenant that repeatedly breaks your property. Where are your property rights?
Big companies are connected to the state. They use money from state. If state makes new rules, they consider the big ones not the small ones. Are big companies privately owned? Maybe. Are they privately controlled?
A trade has two sides: goods/services and money. Money (non-bitcoin) are state-controlled, dictated, not very capitalistic. Thus, roots of something like half of all transactions are anti-capitalistic.
Where is the capitalism there? There is some, but not that much.
Yeah, that’s right! Like, here in Portugal, the government can take your land or house in some situations, like if there’s a war or something.
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