This is not a conspiracy theory, but a summary of my understanding of capitalist society.
To begin with my opinions developed of capitalism, I must state that capitalism relies on the laws of Supply and Demand without it, capitalism would fail. From this I have developed another thesis. Demand is more important than supply. If we have more supply than demand, then that's not good, because the industry selling the supply is losing money by the declining value of the good by holding a surplus.
Thus the concept of capitalism relies centrally on Demand more than Supply. As long as people want something and it's not too expensive, businesses will make money by selling it and selling upgrades or modifications to it. Another thing I have witnessed is a spike in spending during the holidays. The "holidays" no longer seem to hold a greater spiritual meaning, but seems equivalent or less important compared to the material goods exchanged at this time.
Thus, if "holidays" did not exist then capitalism would fail. People would spend less on things they didn't need and things they don't want. People also consume more and waste more than usual during this time. More energy is used. Of course, people would spend more throughout the year, but not as much as if holidays still existed.
Another foundation of capitalism is the need for society to spend money to entertain itself constantly and to replace old goods. If products lasted longer then it would decrease demand. From this, I developed another thought, it may be possible that there may be more oil (otherwise conservatives and neo-conservative groups would switch to alternative fuels). I believe that conservatives are price fixing and driving prices up by underestimating oil reserves.
I also believe that American cars may be intentionally low quality so that people would be forced to keep buying more cars. Capitalism has made us lazy and weak. Big businesses have begun outsourcing jobs and hiring illegal immigrants. If you look at any McDonalds toy and most of the toys, you'll find that they are made in China or another east Asian nation. Capitalism has done two major things that have impaired our way of life, exploiting third world countries and artificially creating needless demand.
