Perhaps as part of that plan, South Korea is sponsoring economics training courses in China, for senior North Korean officials. The training brings the North Koreans up to speed on how a market economy, and capitalism, really work. South Korea is used as an example, and most North Koreans now know, or suspect, that the situation is much different (and much better) in the south. It's believed that North Korea wants to get a guarantee, of non-interference, from the United States and South Korea, before it embarks on a program of economic reform. North Korea believes these reforms could cause unrest in the north, and doesn't want the U.S. or South Korea taking advantage of that. Actually, the minor economic reforms (farmers markets and such) over the last seven years has caused growing unrest. China is urging North Korea to get on with the economic reforms, like China did in the 1970s and 80s, and become self-sufficient. China does not want the two Koreas united (since the new Korea would likely be a democracy), but does not want to keep propping up a Stalinist dictatorship in the north.While here in the (very successful) capitalist U.S., we're very busy trying to implement socialism (healthcare reform, cap-and-trade, enlarging unions, and radically expanding government).
What the hell is wrong with us, people?
Its about power and control. Capitalism promotes individual responsibility. Self reliance. Self reliant people don't turn to their government for everything. Why Socialism? because when the people rely on their government for everything, food, shelter, free cable TV, then those in power get to stay in power. Until eventually people realize that despite the redistribution of wealth and much touted equality, those in power still live the life of luxery and privelege while the rest are kept in relative poverty. Why it is in the US that so many people think of themselves as "poor" or "the little guy" is mystifying. Even most of the poor in the US have shelter, food and cable TV. But there are a lot of those that want to take advantage telling them they are "poor" and downtrodden.
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