The barrier for social democracy

Often, when people talk about the problem of fixing capitalism, they frame it as improving social programs. They discuss social democracy—improved healthcare, maternity/paternity leave, child care, etc. The challenge is that this raises the costs of living substantially. And to pay for this, you must find the capital. Reminder that Capitalism doesn’t serve people. It serves capital. When society becomes predicated on this capital constantly to be growing, the earth and all its inhabitants take a hit. The tug of war becomes a need for better capitalism. However, none of this solves the inherent problems of capital’s constant accumulation, or where that capital comes from. It comes from invisible spaces—sweatshops in the third world. Mines where people are digging for precious minerals outside the privy of the world’s moral compass. Capitalism’s nature doesn’t know anything outside capital accumulation. And the friction is the moral compass of humans when we finally see something is wrong. Deep down, we do understand the flaws that make everyone miserable.