Posted by gomiami1972 on 7/5/2018 8:31:00 PM (view original):
Posted by tangplay on 7/5/2018 6:30:00 PM (view original):
Posted by strikeout26 on 7/4/2018 11:39:00 PM (view original):
Are you advocating for socialism then?
Democratic Socialism is socialism.
Social Democracy is capitalism.
I am advocating for Social Democracy.
Well, Social Democracy can not be referred to simply as Capitalism. At best, it is a modified Capitalism, not really in keeping with Adam Smith's original idea. Ironically, and this is not meant to be insulting (even though it will come across that way because the word has been hijacked to represent ONLY a political doctrine,) Social Democracy and economic Fascism have a lot in common...a primarily capitalistic mixed economy with state interventionism to promote social welfare. Economic Fascism was meant to be a compromise, or Third Position between Capitalism and Socialism. Of course, that word can't be used intelligently today because of all the emotional baggage attached to it.
So you think it would be good for the Government, an entity so enormous it is ungovernable, according to Obama strategist David Axelrod, to own and operate businesses, utilities? Put MORE people on the government payroll, with bloated benefit and retirement packages? They will run it more efficiently ?
What in the wide, wide world of sports are you thinking?
How would you sell this to American taxpayers? How do you propose they acquire these? Get Americans to forget about the enormous sum of money owed to them by their own government? They are the debt's biggest creditors...What do you tell the investors of those companies? Hand over your shares?