Independent here but these are the most sound words to ever come out of Trump’s mouth.
USA. USA. USA.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/05/trump_america_will_never_be_a_socialist_country_we_were_born_free_and_we_shall_stay_free.html
Independent here but these are the most sound words to ever come out of Trump’s mouth.
USA. USA. USA.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/05/trump_america_will_never_be_a_socialist_country_we_were_born_free_and_we_shall_stay_free.html
Trump: "America Will Never Be A Socialist Country"; "We Were Born Free And We Will Stay Free"
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And yes, we need to find a middle ground.
What are the good parts of socialism? Not saying there are none. That would be far from the truth. But I want to hear other people’s thoughts on this.
Wishful thinking and/or bull crap. They love regulations as long as they give them an edge. Corporations are soulless entities maximizing profit whatever the social and environmental costs are. Just look at the string of recent deregulation to please bank, coal and fossil energies industries and making even more difficult to go after them.
One basic idea of socialism is for the means of production, distribution etc. to be collectively owned by the community. It can be translated in the decreasing of the separation between Work and Kapital.
Also I do not believe in discussing ideologies and theories, I prefer to just address the problems and find solutions.
Not addressing the most pressing problems our societies are currently having will lead us into some very dark times.
They want profits which means they will cut things like clearing ice from lines, etc
But then say regulations are bad.
Which is it?
Overly burdensome heavy handed regulations are bad. After Dodd-Frank a lot of small community banks had to hire legal companies just to understand the mammoth regulation put on them. In some states there are regulations on how far a window has to be from restrooms and food for restaurants. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and they cannot survive let alone thrive under such environment.
Minimal light touch regulation. That’s the key.
“Dude”, you’re goalpost moving. You said investors have all the risk and workers take none... yet it’s common and legal for companies to go bankrupt, protect investors first and then skip out on full pensions for workers who “invested” years of their life.
2. “No one forced people into labor.” LOL. Capitalism was founded by removing the peasantry from the land and literally forcing them to seek wages or be arrested for vagabondry and sent to a work-house. Further, what built industry? British textile manufacturing did. So where’d they get that cotton... oh yeah forced slave and indentured servant labor.
3. The Democrats. So... FDR is your example of contemporary DNC politics? Here’s a little history lesson for you: Democrats and Republicans both supported Keynesian capitalism until the 70s. In the late 70s Carter, followed more successfully by Reagan, began implementing neoliberal policies and neoliberal justifications for those policies. This was the consensus of the leadership of both parties until the recession when voters became much more skeptical of those justifications. The Democrats, like the Republicans care about Wall Street and Banks, not “diversity”. The only difference is that DNC voters care about progressive things so the DNC has to pay that lip service.
1. Again, workers don’t directly “invest” in a company. They can if they want to by buying stock in it.
2. People left their farms to seek out jobs during the industrial revolution on their own accord because the standard of living was better in cities and the pay was better.
3. Reagan supported supply side economics not Keynesian theory. Other Republicans tried to sway the vote by following liberal policies. These people are called RINOs are they aren’t liked by Republian voters.
Diversity is pushed by Democrats.
~an overwhelming majority of voters support AOC’s 70% top marginal tax, and a similar level of enthusiasm for Warren’s wealth tax. Need more proof? There was a hilarious segment on Fox News recently where they asked their viewers about those policies and the pundits were SHOCKED, literally beside themselves, that a sizable majority of their viewers also supported these “socialist” policies.
~ people overwhelmingly disapproved of the GOPs assault on healthcare last year. Poor ass opioid addicts who voted for trump are realizing that the gop wants them dead. Medicare for all is now a feature of every single major contender for the democratic primary - such a thing would have been unheard of in 2012.
America is falling out of love with billionaires. A majority of millennials, who in 2020 will be the *largest voting block* describe themselves as democratic socialists. The tidal wave is coming. We are going to soak the rich.
In 50s it had the 4th largest GDP/capita in the world. 2x Japan. Higher than Canada. Caracas had the highest density of high end restaurants in the world in the 60s when their industries were independent. Heck, Americans were moving to Venezuela for better quality of life.
Now, will Americans give in to the stupid idea of socialism once automation and AI creates rampant unemployment for simple white collar and blue collar jobs that’s a different discussion.
Me living in not socialist nation.
No access to healthcare or dole when unemployed.
Schools are underfunded prisons and still paying loans for college.
Muggings burglary and poop on street.
Pays tax 36%.
It’s running its course in Venezuela right now. And in Cuba.