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Socialism Sounds Good On Paper But It Was Deadly For The Pilgrims
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narrowing the gap so everyone is poor is such a foolish strategy
if the Thomson family doubles their wealth , it has no impact on you
if the Thomson family halves their wealth , it has no impact on you
Stop with comparison to Venezuela it makes you look like an idiot.Sure they do
Venezuela did not fell out of socialism. It fell out of an authoritarian regime. Similar to the one Trump wanted.
America was great when the gap was more equal.
When the middle class was ruling and not struggling.
The goal is not to have everyone poor it's to make sure everyone can cover the basic so we do not end up in crazy violence because too many just can't make it.
Sure it does.
It takes taxes out of the system that could pay for roads, schools, health care.....
If the Thomson family doubles the pay of their workers that money goes into the system to buy things and pay for taxes on roads, schools.....
Daniel Di Martino - How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela
PS. ! He lived in Venezuela and experienced first hand of socialism. He tell you how socialism destroyed
Venezuela. Venezuela went from one of the richest countries in South America to one of the poorest.
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“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” ― G.K. Chesterton
The same is true of socialism.
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The same is true of socialism.
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Exactly. No government is 100% one form. They are all hybrids, and that’s because each form if government has good elements that are sensible and beneficial to the people.
you do not have a clue what made America great
risk taking & the pursuit of wealth
you do not have a clue what struggling is
todays middle class is far better off than the middle class when "America was great "
stop ignoring the reality of Venezuela it makes you look like an idiot.
socialism will always result in an authoritarian regime.
just ask a Russian, Cuban Chinese or Korean
It could possibly be created by socialist measures. When you give people money to do nothing it takes away their incentive to work and better themselves. That's not the case for everyone but there are quite a few people more than happy to live off the government dole.
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To call what we have in the west true capitalism is to demonstrate that one does not understand what capitalism is. It is also the case that today the momentum toward authoritarianism is from the right. Notwithstanding the comments of some Jan 6 was not a tourist event. Just ask MTG
This isn't a binary discussion.
Its about shades of grey.
You like socialism when its free schools, public roads, police and health care.
You're against socialism when you have to pay for those services.
All countries have some form and quite a few EU countries do it much better than we do.
Exactly, the goal is for everyone to be able to just get by so you always have to count on the government to help you so they can secure your votes and to hold onto what is truly important to them. Power
Yes, but that's more on the capitalism side. Look at the US. They have a MASSIVE divide between the rich and poor. They have little socialist programs. Trump's big achievement when he was president was passing a tax cut that helped the rich. They thrived with that, and, as we've seen time and time again, trickle down economics Does. Not. Work. All it's done since Regan implemented it was build wealth for the already wealthy, and depress wages and growth for the lower and middle class. This divide exists in every country, but you'll see it is much smaller around the world. But, it should also be mentioned that other countries, including Canada, have given tax breaks to the wealthy and to big businesses...But instead of increasing worker pay, or even investing in the company....they do share buy-backs to help inflate the stock price and increase shareholder value....I agree with most of what you said but as socialism has become more entrenched in modern society the gap between the rich and poor is even larger, No?
Study finds gap between rich and poor growing regionally too
Harvard research has found that separation between rich and poor communities has increased during the past 40 years.news.harvard.edu
Look, I'm not saying the successful shouldn't be rich. What I am saying is that they should pay the same tax rate that everybody does. Imagine what the world could do with that money? Drastically reduce hunger, provide shelter for the homeless, deal with the mental health crisis, reduce poverty, invest in infrastructure, have top notch education systems. Instead, we see the ultra rich buy yachts or sports teams...or buy social media programs to spread lies about socialism or vaccines...
So true. And, because of this debacle, he is no longer the richest man in the world. All that being said, I am seriously wondering when Tesla shareholders are going to ask him WTF is going on? Those shares have plunged over 60% from its 52-week high...When will the board step in? The CEO appears to be burning his time and money on a vanity project...Will the knives come out?
Well you can blame the divide between rich and poor on Trump if you want but it grew under Obama and Biden as well. Let's not pretend this is a party issue. Do you know why they get away with not paying taxes? It's because of the tax code the governments wrote to let them get away with it. Do you know how much is paid by the rich?
In 1 Chart, How Much the Rich Pay in Taxes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) holds a news conference to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America's wealthiest individuals at the U.S. Capitol on March 01, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
www.heritage.org
Top 20 per cent pay 61 per cent of Canada's income taxes, 'more than their share': study
They also pay 53 per cent of the country's total taxes. Read more to find out how this compares to their income and to other Canadians
nationalpost.com
How much more should they pay?
The blame should lie in the US allowing lobbyists so much influence politically.
When leaders don't have to worry about votes, just cash, they won't act on behalf of voters.
