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Can someone please explain in simple terms how socialism will or would affect me and my family, jobwise, prepwise, etc. Also how it differs from communism.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
You're already involved in socialism. Most govts are to a degree.Can someone please explain in simple terms how socialism will or would affect me and my family, jobwise, prepwise, etc. Also how it differs from communism.
Thanks in advance
no we don't have that in the US. In countries like in the EU democratic socialism earns you health care and education and a dole.Socialism will only require HALF of your money (what we have now in America).
Worst case scenaro---HALF of everything you own (or more) goes to the STATE (government) to SHARE with the have-nots. Your parents die and leave you 100 acres. You lose 50 of them. EVERYTHING is for SOCIETY. No difference in healthcare, wage, retirement. Pretty much every advance YOU EARN goes to someone else for the benefit of society. Think medicare for all.I guess am asking I hear all these people saying we are heading towards a socialist society and I dont understand how thats going to affect me. How will my job situation change? how will my living situation change? Will I be able to own guns or does that not have anything to do with it.
I am very serious when I say I dont understand it.
Worst case scenaro---HALF of everything you own (or more) goes to the STATE (government) to SHARE with the have-nots. Your parents die and leave you 100 acres. You lose 50 of them. EVERYTHING is for SOCIETY. No difference in healthcare, wage, retirement. Pretty much every advance YOU EARN goes to someone else for the benefit of society. Think medicare for all.I guess am asking I hear all these people saying we are heading towards a socialist society and I dont understand how thats going to affect me. How will my job situation change? how will my living situation change? Will I be able to own guns or does that not have anything to do with it.
I am very serious when I say I dont understand it.
Would it matter?Really you would lose the 50 acres or you would be taxed higher for them?
We have that already through eminent domain. From the explanations it does sound like we are already a socialist or at least partially or heading to a socialist society. Thank you for clearing this up for me. So I guess the next step would be communist society before finally going back to a democracy, which we would most likely not see in our lifetimes.
We are NOT a democracy. We are a Republic....before finally going back to a democracy...
While there certainly is a 'dark side' to Capitalism, their is not one for free enterprise.
When left alone (i.e. government interference, regulation, taxation, quotas, mandates, etc), free enterprise is almost perfect.
I would certainly like to see some background to that. I can see the dark side of free enterprise every time I look at the dirty pool that Microsoft and Intel play.While there certainly is a 'dark side' to Capitalism, their is not one for free enterprise.
When left alone (i.e. government interference, regulation, taxation, quotas, mandates, etc), free enterprise is almost perfect.
I agree, in the short term.I would certainly like to see some background to that. I can see the dark side of free enterprise every time I look at the dirty pool that Microsoft and Intel play.