--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BillyG. wrote: > > As Obama assumes the Presidency he will usher in a new era in the > > World and America, socialism! Here's what it'll look like: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism#Social_Democracy_in_power > So the sky is falling, chicken little? Your comrades have been running > around saying that for the past week whereas in prior weeks "economy was > doing fine." It looks like you can't have if both ways. You want a > "free market" economy and it is playing out now and will if there is no > bailout. But it looks you folks really believe it is supposed to be > "free market" for the rich and poverty for everyone else. So when their > assets dwindle they start calling for of all things.... socialism, i.e. > the bailout: let big government and their taxpayers bailout the rich. > So it appears the "free market" economic system is a double edged > sword. :-D > > I think we need socialism if you want a global economy. It is best > managed by governmental groups designed so that no particular person or > group can control it. Make it truly transparent and responsible to the > people. Note this to manage the "commons" or what should remain in the > public domain. Those things are best managed by government. Whereas > government has no business running small business. It makes no sense > and *would* truly be inefficient so you will still get some capitalism > which should suit you and your small business just fine. Government > will limit how big and powerful you can become. We are seeing now what > happens when you turn the world over to the greedy.
"Communism is the most intelligent political system" - Maharishi, Bopprad, 1982
