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<blockquote data-quote="Fred&#039;s Myth" data-source="post: 5897219" data-attributes="member: 55587"><p>You continue to espouse your ignorance as to the definition and reality of Socialism. You really should educate yourself. Try reading <a href="https://amzn.to/2FIN4gB" target="_blank"><em>The Case Against Socialism</em></a>, by Rand Paul with Kelley Ashby Paul. Excerpt:“One of the greatest ironies of modern political history is that as socialists around the world rose to overthrow authoritarian regimes, they ultimately replaced them (despite their promises to establish free democracies) with authoritarian regimes of their own.”</p><p></p><p>What you advocate for is not Socialism. You should open your eyes and accept the difference.</p><p></p><p>"Socialism is “the means of production are owned by the workers” - <strong>no privately owned businesses, no public stock market, essentially the government owns and runs all business on behalf of all citizens.</strong> It’s an attempt to stop the accumulation of wealth by business owners, but <strong><em>it has never built a strong economy.</em></strong> That’s because it’s competition for profit in a free market that drives delivery of high-quality goods and services at a competitive price, leading to a high standard of living.</p><p></p><p>Social programs in the US (and other countries) such as public education, social security, Medicare, etc.,<strong><span style="font-size: 18px"> are not socialism</span></strong> - if anything they are the start of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy" target="_blank">Social democracy</a>, which is the method that all other modern western countries manage capitalism for the benefit of the wider community." <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-between-social-programs-in-the-U-S-and-socialism" target="_blank">What are the differences between social programs in the U.S. and socialism?</a></p><p></p><p>Addressing the <strong>basic</strong> needs of its citizenry is a solemn responsibility of the elected government. Fulfilling every whim and desire of those citizens, especially those who are capable of managing on their own, is an abdication of fiduciary responsibility of our elected representatives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred's Myth, post: 5897219, member: 55587"] You continue to espouse your ignorance as to the definition and reality of Socialism. You really should educate yourself. Try reading [URL='https://amzn.to/2FIN4gB'][I]The Case Against Socialism[/I][/URL], by Rand Paul with Kelley Ashby Paul. Excerpt:“One of the greatest ironies of modern political history is that as socialists around the world rose to overthrow authoritarian regimes, they ultimately replaced them (despite their promises to establish free democracies) with authoritarian regimes of their own.” What you advocate for is not Socialism. You should open your eyes and accept the difference. "Socialism is “the means of production are owned by the workers” - [B]no privately owned businesses, no public stock market, essentially the government owns and runs all business on behalf of all citizens.[/B] It’s an attempt to stop the accumulation of wealth by business owners, but [B][I]it has never built a strong economy.[/I][/B] That’s because it’s competition for profit in a free market that drives delivery of high-quality goods and services at a competitive price, leading to a high standard of living. Social programs in the US (and other countries) such as public education, social security, Medicare, etc.,[B][SIZE=5] are not socialism[/SIZE][/B] - if anything they are the start of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democracy']Social democracy[/URL], which is the method that all other modern western countries manage capitalism for the benefit of the wider community." [URL="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-between-social-programs-in-the-U-S-and-socialism"]What are the differences between social programs in the U.S. and socialism?[/URL] Addressing the [B]basic[/B] needs of its citizenry is a solemn responsibility of the elected government. Fulfilling every whim and desire of those citizens, especially those who are capable of managing on their own, is an abdication of fiduciary responsibility of our elected representatives. [/QUOTE]
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