Re: I did the opposite of Heinlein

"So I am not sure if Heinlein came to his socialistic beliefs because it was the "in" thing to do among young intellectuals at the time, or if he developed them entirely on his own simply be observing the system he lived under, and enmeshing himself in it, as I did. If I could do it, so could he."

True enough, but most people do not develop their beliefs in a vacuum.

In fact, although you had the initial impetus on your own, I would be surprised if the beliefs of the Socialist Labor Party did not affect the development of your own beliefs.

I certainly don't fault you for noticing some of the problems with capitalistic systems. Fact is, there is no such thing as a system which will meet the needs of everyone in every case. I support free market capitalism because I believe it does the best in most cases, especially if combined with a caring population and the freedom to make other arrangements. But there is no silver bullet.