At a time when profits and share prices are touching record highs, it is hard to argue convincingly that America's bosses have lost their capitalist zeal.

企业利润和股价处于高位时，要说服民众相信美国的老板们业已失去了资本家的热忱并非易事。

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This meant that a capitalist employing labour could thus make greater profits from the employment of that labour.

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Many Westerners believe Japan has no choice but to convert to a market-based capitalist system, one which allocates resources to maximize efficiency, consumer welfare and profits.

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The other alternative is that the capitalist sees that the labour is now more productive, that he can make greater profits from employing it.

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