Xander wrote:izmeister wrote:Xander wrote:Vote McCain/Palin on Tuesday!
Why?
So this country won't become a socialist country
It already is, and they're both socialist.
/thread.
Oh, and on Socialism:
“But if the government undertakes to control and to raise wages, and cannot do it; if the government undertakes to care for all who may be in want, and cannot do it; if the government undertakes to support all unemployed workers, and cannot do it; if the government undertakes to lend interest-free money to all borrowers, and cannot do it; if .... ‘The state considers that its purpose is to enlighten, to develop, to enlarge, to strengthen, to spiritualize, and to sanctify the soul of the people’ -- and if the government cannot do all of these things, what then? Is it not certain that after every government failure -- which, alas! is more than probable -- there will be an equally inevitable revolution?”
-Frederic Bastiat, “The Law,” June, 1850
I like this quote. Really nails it on the head. Charity > Coerced Aid. We already have varying degrees of government socialism/aid/interference and it always fails. If one becomes a successful entrepreneur one shouldn't be forced to donate to another. Do Americans really need socialism? We're pretty well off.
EDIT - I would love to have a discussion on Private Health Care Facilities VS Socialized or Public Health Care Facilities.
I raise: A Public Park VS A Private Park.
