Socialism
A friend sent me this and I thought it's a very interesting information to share.An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan... All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... " (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. Could not be any simpler than that.
These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and are all applicable to this experiment:
1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.
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Valentine's Day aside,You are a REAL Sweetheart-every day.
For right now it's a total mess.
Have you read Atlas shrugged?
Economic inequality and "trust " of other countries and among the 50 states /U.S.
Suggestions to improve society; pre and post tax inequality.TedTalk.
If anything I had the opposite take away from Atlas Shrugged (ie. if there's one thing humanity does not need, it's the idea of legislating for selfishness. Great writer though.
Peace.
I think one of the biggest problems here in America, are drugs of all kind! Lot of the population is on them! A good share of the people doing drugs won't and don't want to work! They get welfare instead! Gov. Scott in Florida has the right idea! If you are on welfare, drug testing is mandatory....no exceptions!
No simple answer to the problems here in America!
Nice blog! Thank your friend for me!
And unfortunately there is no end in sight.
You are most welcome.
So one could argue that socialism will not work where self gratification has been instilled within each individual.
I wonder if it would not work if each individual had the best interest in society as a whole.
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In your example, if each and every student had an interest in their fellow students' success.
The way our society is right now (me,me,me)....you example shows where socialism with that mindset may not work.
Communism as best documented and how evil such an ideology conceived by Karl Marx and Engel.
A most descriptive writing that gives us fresh knowledge on how bad it is to live sans freedom.
I can go on and on Not, and it only makes me feel how sad that we can capably corrupt our fellow human being and subject ourselves to the most evil if injustice just as true as how Solsenitsyn has written.
A most engaging read.
Thank you again Not.
Gates us a prime example, in socialism he'd not have the ability to amass wealth, yet as of today he's on a record of 40 billion used in eradicating polio among other things that his foundation offers back to our society.
The problem with socialism far outweigh the negative impact if democratic society.
Look at Russia where people were housed in dilapidated properties.
I'm for our system Johnny as set up by our Constitution. Less intrusion or control from our government.
SR
Thank you for reiterating my point, that one should, if they found a paying job, cause they might have to rescue their partner or themselves when things come crumbling down.