Comments on: Politics = Economics… Why Socialism Doesn’t Work

By: skategeezer99

skategeezer99 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

Maybe you can define what you mean by socialism? I am not sure you are correctly applying the word.

By: bartilinski

bartilinski — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

100% on target. Great ‘word picture’. The action time needs focus. Just ‘getting people together to take our country back’ isn’t actionable. We can rally all we want, but the first action is, I believe, a rallying focus, an individual willing and capable of taking the highest leadership (presidential) position. Who is this?

By: byxavius

byxavius — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

Great theory… Not exactly how I see it going; There will always be those who over achieve and there will always be those who under achieve and becasue of that reason this theory ends up a wash at the end of the day.

By: agarn53

agarn53 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

right on snappy! keep it going!

By: snappy72761

snappy72761 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

@ricecracker96

I have a full appreciation for differing perspectives… that’s what makes us human. Thank you for your comment, I’m glad you found something useful (or at least interesting) in the video.

Peace & Wisdom Friend

By: ricecracker96

ricecracker96 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

i don’t completely agree, but this is quite an interesting video and a good point

By: snappy72761

snappy72761 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

@meccaturbo

Thanks for the comment.

I would like to ask something of you.

Take this simple concept with you everywhere that you go and share it with everyone that you know. Share it with people who are like minded and will spread the word themselves, and share it with people who “don’t get it” and need to understand that government simply CANNOT solve all their problems.

America created personal freedom & liberty so each of us could solve our own problems, thank God for that!

Peace Friend.

By: pulsatingremedy

pulsatingremedy — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

@meccaturbo
You just don’t know what socialism is.

Socialism has nothing to do with government, or with wellfare checks.
Capitalism is when the means of production are privately owned.
Capitalism requires a state, a state requires tax, and taxation corrupts the free market.
Socialism is when the workers control the means of production.
Socialism does not require a state.

Free market socialism or anarchism has a more free market than the corporatism we have today.

By: meccaturbo

meccaturbo — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

@spartan2600 your arguments are highly suspect because they contain sweeping generalizations, and that is no way to assess the details of a situation.

By: spartan2600

spartan2600 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:58:31 +0000

@meccaturbo When I said that I meant that they are inefficient to some- any degree. Some more than others. This seems patently obvious. Governments are inefficient, businesses are inefficient, even non-profits are inefficient. Humans are imperfect creatures, it only makes obvious sense that the institutions they are a part of are imperfect and inefficient as well. Even though the statement “all human institutions are inefficient” has an absolute (all), I don’t think its hard to agree with.