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“What is your position on the economy?” the moderator asks one of the candidates at the Ukrainian presidential debate.

“I believe in capitalism!” one candidate declares. “Capitalism is the best system! For instance, a factory owner takes 90% of the profit the factory makes for himself and only gives 10% to the workers. That’s wrong! The owner should only get 50%, at most, and the rest should be distributed among the workers.”

“That isn’t capitalism, though,” the moderator suggests.

“Yes, it is! Because this is what’s fair!”

“Capitalism doesn’t know the word ‘fair,’” the moderator persists. “It knows the word ‘profit.’”

“Laws make capitalists do whatever is good for society!” the candidate exclaims. “That’s how it works everywhere in the world!”