The difference is we area not a social state. We do not provide for the masses, we are capitalist. The strong survive the weak get tossed by the wayside. If we were socialist we would:
1. Provide benefits to those who are less fortunate and unable to provide for themselves (like Welfare and Social Security) 2. Provide medical care to the poor and those without insurance (like medicare) 3. Governmental protection for and handouts to industries (energy, farmers ..) See we are capitalists we don't, er uh ,, I'll get back to you. Heald, Timothy J wrote: > I see socialism as a national system that places the rights of the > masses over the rights of the individual. It's basic tenet being from > those with ability to those with need. > > I think a central principal lies in the redistribution of wealth. This > is done through high levels of taxation, essentially punishing those > that keep the nation state going. > > The difference between Socialism and Communism in my eyes is one of > violence. Communism, according to its creator, requires violent > revolution and totalitarian policies which through some miracle > eventually turns into some semi-anarchistic ideal society. > > Socialism to me means economic regulations that hamstring private > industry, welfare programs for housing and health care and everything > else you can think of, and restriction on civil rights. > > Other then health care I think we are pretty much there. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 2:41 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Quarterly Campaigning > > I disagree. But ok, let's say it is an issue of definition. How would > you define socalism and how would this apply to her? > > >> Yeah, seriously, her plank is as good a description as any. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 10:54 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: Quarterly Campaigning >> >> And socialism and Hillary's campaign are not the same thing either. I'm >> not supporting her, but feel a need to point that out. >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:231843 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
