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“Capitalism tends to promote the natural emergence of monopolies.”
There is solid evidence that many capitalist economies have seen rising concentration and market power, especially in recent decades. But that does not establish that capitalism inherently or naturally produces monopolies. The claim overstates the evidence by treating concentration as monopoly and by omitting the major roles of technology, policy, and antitrust enforcement.
“The social harms of capitalism, including poverty and lack of healthcare access, outweigh its economic benefits.”
Capitalism's social harms—inequality, healthcare gaps, and environmental costs—are well-documented, but the claim that these harms "outweigh" economic benefits is not supported by the available evidence. The highest-authority global data shows extreme poverty fell from roughly 36% to 9% between 1990 and 2017 under market-led growth, and mainstream institutions describe health and welfare gains within capitalist frameworks. No rigorous comparative cost-benefit analysis in the evidence pool establishes that aggregate harms exceed aggregate benefits.