You’re under some delusion that socialism requires altruism and capitalism channels human nature. It’s the opposite. Socialism is required because people are selfish and must be forced to contribute to the common good. We see this every day in our capitalist society where the bottom are only cared for by the altruistic generosity of the top. They only dole out crumbs to keep us surviving to labor for them. Panem et circenses. The critiques you level at socialism should be aimed at capitalism.
Oops! Your Utopia just became a dystopian society ruled by force.
But everyone in DC right now under our system is so altruistic and working for the people right? Obviously I meant force of law, not force of violence. Though you crazies see the tax code as violence.
Enjoying it is what I want to do. My definition of enjoyment these days is involving myself into some fun work projects that i get ownership equity in, owning my own little piece of land, owning my home, charting my own path in life, not the one prescribed to my by some central authority. not one where my earnings are restricted and everyone is equally poor. not one where I'm beholden to a governmental authority at every turn.
That’s the Marxist dream. The corporations are the ones you’re beholden to. Owning the means of production means working for yourself, not the owners. Make your life whatever you want it to be. No gods, no masters. Only freedom.
People shouldn't be "forced" to do shit. So you're saying that Hardworkers like Bernie is selfish and should be forced to give his hard earned money to people who don't contribute. You basically just called hard workers selfish. It should be the other way around. If your going to be "Forcing" people to do shit, force the lazy asses to work.
So you think owners don’t work? Just how ignorant are you?
The poster who indiscriminately calls another “racist” is now claiming ownership over honesty. Meanwhile, he has yet to answer the question about liberal inner city and federal policies that leave a higher percentage of black youth murdered and families stuck in generational poverty. Yet, he praises the work of those liberals who have come before him. Or, maybe, he was praising the GOP for fighting the racist Dem party through the past 150 years.
Paul was offered a Senate vote to include this amendment & he turned it down.
This represents why communism cannot work. You do not know what is best for a given person, what makes them happy.
Probably donated a WHOLE quarter to bernie's campaigns too.
It is, actually. Try to not pay taxes for a couple of years and see what happens. I bet ppl with guns show up and remove you ... violently.
If he wants to work himself to the grave he’s more than welcome to if that makes him happy. Just tax it and use that money to improve all of society without whom he couldn’t’ve made it.
Same is true of all laws. We can have that conversation about state sanctioned violent enforcement but usually y’all are all in on backing the blue.
Biden has fvcked things up worse than Obama. Not even close.
Dion, most owners must co-sign on the business loans. So, their risk is not limited to their capital.
You failed to answer my earlier question. If I choose to work twice as much and work twice as hard and am twice as productive as the next guy, should I get a bigger reward? If not and everyone is rewarded equally, why would one person choose to work harder than another? That is your problem with government being the owner.
Is he like 7'2" or is she 3'5"?
There's a reason God put 'Thou shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments.
Is she standing in a hole?
Yes, of course. No one I’ve ever met lobbies for equal pay for unequal work. It’s about working for yourself, not an owner who gets a cut of your production.
Capital is total assets minus total liabilities. So a person who starts a new business and not only invests their personal assets as “capital“, but also must guarantee any bank loans that the business obtains. If the business fails, they lose their capital and must also pay off the bank loan. This can be substantial and may bankrupt the person willing to take a risk to open a new business and create jobs for others who are not willing to take a risk like this.
