Tahuyaman (07-28-2019)
If you like a cold beer you cant be a Socialist!
On side note should I sue the authors of this book for stealing my Thead title
“In Cuba, there were only two types of beer, almost the same in alcohol content and both tasted like skunky Budweiser. In North Korea, it was just god awful,” Lawson, who is also the director of the William J. O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom at Southern Methodist University, told Fox News. “And, in Venezuela, the country has basically run out of beer because the government planners couldn’t import enough barley.”
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bee...lures-new-book
"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"----Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales
A friendly reminder while you wade your way through, mass shootings, Prison "Suicides", accusations of racism, calling everyone that disagrees with you a Nazi and Crazy 2020 Commie Dem Candidates.
Remember Socialism Sucks. Let us never forget.. That and the Mother of All Indictments coming next Friday.. (has to happen eventually..right?)
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"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"----Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales
@jet57 You may be right. I may be 100% wrong about socialism, but here are a few things to consider
55 Reasons Why Socialism Sucks
1. Socialism results in high taxes that are terrible for new business.
2. Socialism always fails long-term.
3. It holds a complete lack of understanding about human utility.
4. Taxes render individual earning potential useless.
5. Socialists are largely in favor of international trade (globalization) which is terrible for the environment.
6. It can result in successful established businesses being nationalized and losing their immense power for technological and human development.
7. The structure of socialistic governments always have a catastrophic incentive problem.
8. Entrepreneurship is demolished – limiting a main driving force for innovation.
9. The reward structure for innovation is also grossly reduced (high taxation), further reducing advancement potential.
10. The total disregard for human nature.
11. Low potential for technological advancement.
12. No free market.
13. Resource waste.
14. Low prosperity, compared to capitalism.
15. Big Brother Gov controls everything about you and your families life.
16. An inefficient government owns the means of production (and thus, survival).
17. An inefficient government also owns the means of distribution of those means of production.
18. The people living under socialist governments do not hold nearly the same bargaining (or political) power as their capitalistic competitors.
19. Socialism eliminates the main drivers of growth through distortions in prices and the monetary economy.
20. Inefficient businesses do not fail because of competition – instead they continue to operate at a loss for society as a whole.
21. It reduces choice – business and personal.
22. High market wages are no longer highly coveted because of tax distortions.
23. No private property.
24. The nanny state results in tremendous welfare dependence on the government.
25. It is a main driver for globalism.
26. Venezuela.
27. Constant debt bubbles throughout all sectors of the economy (medical, education, etc).
28. Political correctness.
29. Totalitarian thought police can arrest you for just thinking about something that is against the socialist approved-thoughts commune.
30. Large number of production-blocking regulations.
31. Large number of work-blocking licensing/credential requirements.
32. Repressive methods/corruption by politicians are much easier when the government controls all aspects of life.
33. Ridiculous over-spending on government services.
34. In some cases, even housing becomes nationalized and regulated by the government.
35. Suppression of individual freedoms.
36. Freedom of speech, but only for “approved” speech.
37. Politicized judicial systems.
38. Lack of privacy.
39. Rise of secularism.
40. Socialism promotes degeneracy, even here in the States.
41. Under socialist governments, the (already terrible) media is nationalized and used as a propaganda wing.
42. Their healthcare systems are unfair, expensive, and inefficient.
43. Government-controlled education.
44. Socialism does not value diversity of desire.
45. Forced collectivization.
46. It suffers from the ‘Economic Calculation Problem‘.
47. It only re-structures the classes, it does not end “the class struggle“.
48. National socialism.
49. Gun control.
50. Socialism has resulted in the .
51. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
52. It is inefficient for poverty alleviation. Capitalism has lifted far more people out of poverty than socialism.
53. It requires strong coercion.
54. The devaluation of the individual.
55. Socialism is “The Road to Serfdom“.
https://www.hiddendominion.com/55-re...cialism-sucks/
I would be pleased to debate these items line by line with you so I could learn more about why I am wrong.
"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"----Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales
@jet57
Lets start at the top
1. Socialism results in high taxes that are terrible for new business
Entrepreneurs undertake investment in anticipation of increasing profit. Investment projects may be risky so the expectation of large profits is an important incentive. If, however, profits are heavily taxed, the entrepreneurs may feel that it is not worth taking such risks and so they will be far more cautious in their attitudes. Such caution may lead to reduced progress and efficiency with a consequent deteriora*tion in the ability of domestic producers to complete with foreign rivals. Incidence of Taxation
http://www.economicsdiscussion.net/d...conomics/26199
I await your learned response
"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"----Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales
MisterVeritis (08-19-2019)
2.Socialism Always fails
https://www.aei.org/publication/why-...-always-fails/
Again @jet57 your learned response is eagerly awaited
"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"----Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales
I can go on through the list but dont want to put up 55 individual posts.
We can get through them over time
"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"----Fletcher in The Outlaw Josey Wales
Peter1469 (08-18-2019)