On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Casey Dougall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Capitalism is based on making money form the sum of the group. - This works > in many areas of our society we pay for goods and services all day, every > day. If you "want" something, you work and pay for it. Seems like a simple > enough concept until you get into areas like health care, internet access, > and higher education. > > Socialism is based on well being of the group. - There are some areas where > socialism wins. We need national security, we need roads to travel on, we > need food to eat, we need medical attention from time to time.
You're saying all taxation are socialism. That is incorrect. > The way I see it "looking through a pin hole"; socialism is everything > government provides it's people in USA. We elect officials and they spend > money on our behalf to make our lives better as a sum of the whole. they > don't look to profit from spending our money. You defined democracy not socialism. Socialism is about taking from the haves and sharing it with the havenots. > Socialism: > Riding public transportation Isn't socialism about not having private property? That would ban owning cars making public transportation mandatory. > Going to public schools Same as above with private or home schools. The more you spend on your home the better the public school. Doesn't that go against the rule of socialism? And another note, the public school system is a failure and vouchers (capitalism) seems to be the only way to save them. > Food stamps Yes. > Using the Postal Service ???? USPS is capitalism. Uses no tax dollars and it competes with many other companies. > Capitalism: > Driving luxury sedans > Going to private schools > Eating Caviar > Using UPS > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311785 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
