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Stop comparing capitalism with fascism and communism. Capitalism is a economic system, fascism and communism is a form of govn't. Also, communism eventually fails.... even tho their might be a rise in the standard of living, eventually it will drive itself in the ground because it can't work.
LOL exact my point you are coining human progress to an economic system human progress is inevitable under any society or economic system and growth doesn't mean people are better off free trade takes the economic agent as the country. Unlike an individual, a nation is divided by classes and marked by inequalities of wealth, power and influence. Thus while free trade may increase the sum-total of wealth in a specific country, it does not guarantee that its benefits or losses will be distributed equally between social classes, never mind individuals. While the total amount of goods may be increased by countries pursuing their comparative advantage it does not automatically follow that trade between them will distribute the benefits equally either between the countries or within them. As with exchange between classes, trade between countries is subject to economic power and so free trade can easily lead to the enrichment of one at the expense of the other. This means that the economically powerful will tend to support free trade as they will reap more from it.