Countries around the world
are now facing a serious health crisis,
which has been amplifying
all the socioeconomic
problems that already existed.
In Brazil, this is no different.
As polarization increases,
people tend to see economic growth
and social development as opposite goals.
When in reality, both
things must and do go
hand in hand.
When we look at our problems rationally,
and the evidence of what works,
we find out that we need
to combine the ideas
of both capitalism and socialism.
The main goal of each country
must be to end poverty and
reduce social inequalities,
because we know they stem
from unequal opportunities.
When the competition to
achieve our goals is unfair,
as it is now,
people have the right to dream limited.
In the last centuries, capitalism,
in association with scientific
and technological innovation,
has revealed itself as the
best producer of wealth,
as well as of solutions to
combating diseases and hunger.
In capitalism, people are free to think,
the economy's dynamic, and
the solutions creative.
Yet capitalism requires regulation
for the competition to be fair.
In addition, the tendency
of unruly capitalism
is to increase inequality, with the rich
growing richer much faster than the poor.
Capitalism requires a
redistribution system,
and a welfare state.
People cannot prosper without food,
and without minimal conditions.
Effective public health
and education systems
must be created and
strengthened in every country.
Basic income, which is back to the agenda
because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
is a good example of a policy
that combines the ideas
of both capitalism and socialism,
allowing people to meet their basic needs,
with the freedom to choose
what they need the most.
In a free society, we are better
able to find the solution.
In a just society, these
solutions can reach everybody.
