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Here are the dictionary meanings of the words socialism and capitalism.
Both these systems have problems as I see it. Many people call Clinton a
socialist because he was elected under the guise of promoting social programs,
being a man "for the people." Obviously this is not the case. Don't look at
what he stands for in idealism, look at his actions. Would a socialist end
welfare? I don't think so. That is only one example. I won't give more or
I'll get on an anti-Clinton rant which isn't productive to discussion. My
comments are in brackets [].
so*cial*ism (noun)
First appeared 1837
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or
governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and
distribution of goods
[ In a practical way of thinking, governments only subdue people. Giving the
government the power to own everything and to distribute it as it sees fit is
a big mistake. It will favor those who favor giving more power to the
government and the government will not be "fair" at all. This is a "Statist"
form of government and only the "State" will prosper.]
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private
property
[ As poor as I am I still would not want to give everything to the State.
This is a total lack of Freedom and amounts to nothing more than slavery. Do
you who advocate socialism want to be the slaves, or is your idea that you
will be the Masters... the government?]
b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are
owned and controlled by the state
[ Same as (1) above]
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and
communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according
to work done
[ Some may take this to mean that everyone gets the same and all people are
equal. I take this to mean that those who work more will get paid the same as
those who don't work at all. To my way of thinking, those who are productive
should get more.]
cap*i*tal*ism (noun)
First appeared 1877
: an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of
capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by
prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly
by competition in a free market
[ I favor this system much more than socialism, but with some modifications.
Corporations are a problem because they buy votes from the government and run
the country which isn't much different from socialism, it is Statist in this
form. Capitalism could work much better if changes were made to corporate
charters. It makes more sense to me to have corporations owned by the workers
within the corporation rather than rich non-workers who only supply capital
and take the lion's share of the profits. Capital could be supplied by the
government at no interest, no interest means no inflation. ( currently the US
gives money to bankers who get rich loaning our money to us) This also
equalizes the huge gap between rich and poor. Over a period of time, the poor
will virtually disappear. The non-workers in a corporation (managers,
presidents, CEOs, paper pushers) would receive the same pay as other workers
since everyone contributes... the non-workers would also be elected yearly by
the owners. Lobbyists and political donations would not be allowed and
government would have very little power over the population.
As to those who refuse to work, let them die, for if they are not willing
to work they do not deserve to live. As for those who cannot work due to
mental or physical disabilities... the corporations would give charity to them
since the owners of the corporations would be normal people and not the greedy
rich. The owners of the corporations could decide who they want to support.
Comments Anyone?
Regards,
Bob Stokes
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