I did not say "superior". I said "advanced". I would say there are in fact objective measures of this--an obvious one being life expectancy. Where are the countries with high life expectancy?   And the ones where more than just a few can afford both the time and equipment for such things as Mudcat? Is capitalism in these countries or not?

The top country in life expectancy---interestingly-- a recent Mudcat target---appears to be-----------------------------Andorra.

There is no question capitalism must be tempered by other forces. Bush's refusal to do this is one of his worst failures------of course it's a LONG list. It seems evident to me that the ideal situation is a combination of socialism and capitalism--as a good part of Western Europe now has. And this is reflected in life expectancies in Western Europe. Other countries high on the list include Japan, Australia and Singapore.

But I see no evidence that any country which has completely jettisoned capitalism---which seems to be the goal of some posters here---is doing well in life expectancy.