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Capitalism: Fairness and Equal Opportunity?

Published: May 26, 2020, 9 a.m.

Living in a capitalist society, it is easy to believe that it is the best and most fair economic system. We often hear messages that capitalism allows equal opportunity for all and that the rewards you reap in the system are directly correlated with the effort you put in. But is this truly the case? Or is this something we have convinced ourselves of in order to justify a system that may not be as fair as we'd like to think? Taylor Scollon, publisher of Passage and co-founder of North 99, joins the podcast to share his perspectives on capitalism and socialism.

Publisher of Passage and co-founder of North 99