actuslly cuba does have a better education system. first proof of this is the highest literacy rate in the world. and the doctors they produce for thier high quality health service.

laissez-faire existed in britain until about the 1880's when it statred to tail off. (liberals started the welfare state)

murder and theft can be justified be some people. so can torture if you take what people say on this forum. so yeah people will justify what they see fit.

you mention the government as purely intended for defence and war. this was actually the reason for the creation of the welafre state.....

sorry i need to give another lesson. back in the 19th century britian fough the crimean war. it found that alot of the conscripts were under-nourished, disease and flea ridden and were not acceptable to fight. this opened the eyes to some people that alot of people were very sick and dying and as such without them the country could not fight wars like it used to (urbanisation and industralisation also highlighted this). it saw that something was needed to keep the people healthy so they were fight enough to defend their country. the foundations of the welfare state were created by the liberals to combat this. and so things began to transform into what they are today.

to say that africa could feast right now is frankly disgusting.

an under funding only exists if the funding does not. make the funding exist (tax the beurgoise) and things will stop being so poor for the impoverished.

are you saying that if you want to be a millionaire and work hard enough you will become one? that's why so many are on the dole? because they don't want to become millionaires? they just want to live below the poverty line?

capitalism only reinforces the class system. look at where my country was 100 years ago and tell me that everyon was equal.

you can rise above your class and stature only with the right education. and you will not recieve this if you are in an impoverished family who cannot pay for private schooling. poor schools make poor results. invest more and you will get more out.

no i'm not american i'm scottish (hence why half my history course is based around britain).

class is ot based on wealth. no matter how much you earn you will not become a member of the aristocracy.

happiness is a right as a human being. to work is a right as well. to say people do not have a right to work and no right to be happy is what hitler said about the jews at nuremburg.

capitalism does not promise freedom and so does not promise rights.

(sorry the replies are a little chopped up and all over the place)