BHO is a Muslim?

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by jfrog

The government is giving you a just compensation for your taxes even in redistrubiting the wealth a little. It's called a better society. One with less homeless (hopefully). One with more parenting (hopefully). All these things help keep crime done (hopefully). Now maybe what they are doing doesn't work. That is one argument. But if the redistrubtion of wealth actually accomplishes these things that are hoped (even if it is just a few percentage points of gain) isn't that just compensation?

Oh my - they have gotten to you.

Ask other socialist countries how that's working for them.

[Nitehawk013]

Worked so great in the USSR, Nazi Germany and Red China and lazy Europe that people can't wait to force it...er...try it here.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

Worked so great in the USSR, Nazi Germany and Red China and lazy Europe that people can't wait to force it...er...try it here.

Gov. Rick Perry had some pretty strong comments about the Obama administration on Wednesday in Midland, saying, “This is an administration hell-bent on taking America towards a socialist country.”

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...find_more.html

[John Atkinson]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Gov. Rick Perry had some pretty strong comments about the Obama administration on Wednesday in Midland, saying, “This is an administration hell-bent on taking America towards a socialist country.”

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...find_more.html

Governer Perry is 100% dead on. All or socialist leaning friends are all for that.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Gov. Rick Perry had some pretty strong comments about the Obama administration on Wednesday in Midland, saying, “This is an administration hell-bent on taking America towards a socialist country.”

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...find_more.html

I find it funny that you think we are not already a socialist nation... We have welfare, we tax the rich more, we have social security. All of these are socialist practices. Socialism IS NOT communism...

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by jfrog

I find it funny that you think we are not already a socialist nation... We have welfare, we tax the rich more, we have social security. All of these are socialist practices. Socialism IS NOT communism...

The biggest question is which social practices should be implemented and which should not.

[ChTatum]

Socialism is great until you run out of the other guy's money to spend.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by ChTatum

Socialism is great until you run out of the other guy's money to spend.

I'm glad you agree. So, I guess you feel our current implentation of it is great as well, since the other guy seems to be in no danger of running out of money?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by jfrog

I find it funny that you think we are not already a socialist nation... We have welfare, we tax the rich more, we have social security. All of these are socialist practices. Socialism IS NOT communism...

It's often really difficult to discern the differences between socialism and communism.

One difference is that socialism is mainly an economic system, while communism is both an economic and a political system.


Hmmmm, looks like Communism to me.

I thought I should come back and explain what I mean here. I think that Gov. Perry was trying to be cautious. I'm sure what he was wanting to say is, “This is an administration hell-bent on taking America towards a Communistic country.”

Mainly, because Communism embraces the idea that goods and services should be distributed among the populace according to individuals' needs.

That is Obama's idea of government - redistribution of wealth. It is not the same idea that socialism asserts, i.e. distribution takes place according to the amount of an individual's production efforts.

[ChTatum]

Originally Posted by jfrog

I'm glad you agree. So, I guess you feel our current implentation of it is great as well, since the other guy seems to be in no danger of running out of money?

While the Chinese may not be out of money, I am concerned about when they will cash in their chips.

Just in case the "other guy" you are referencing is the government, they can just print more when the current supply is insufficient.