The problem is corrupt people, not a bad ideology. People have an expectation of being rewarded by their own efforts and labor and will always resent it when their fruit is taken and given to someone else, ESPECIALLY if the other people are contributing nothing to the pot. Eventually, producers will stop producing and society will be reduced to the lowest common denominator. EVERY TIME! Socialism and Communism both involve exactly that- someone other than the individual gets to decide what is done with what they earn.

You can rightfully argue that Capitalism can create greed and allow for some people to become incredibly rich, but in a capitalist system there is always a solid middle class, in which MOST people exist that allows them to prosper and enjoy a high level of freedom. By contrast, the closer a society moves towards socialism or Communism, the smaller the middle class becomes, yet the rich still exist.

There has never been a society, under any form of government in which the rich and powerful did not exist, and Jesus said " The poor will ALWAYS be among you." Government, no matter how benevolent or corrupt can not, and has never been able to eradicate poverty and elevate everyone to prosperity.

Kamala Harris has espoused the ideas of Communism. She believes in the tenets of Communism and her running mate even more so. It only takes one issue ( although she checks every box) to realize her desire for absolute control over the lives of Americans: her push for more restrictions on guns.

I asked this question once and got the standard Lib answer. See if you can do better ok?

Harris is on record of saying that assault rifles should be banned and a mandatory national buy back (IOW-CONFISCATION) program be instituted. Yet, she, nor any other Lib in the country, has specified what an assault rifle actually is. If American citizens are going to be required to turn in assault rifles under penalty of jail and/or heavy penalty, don’t you kinda think that citizens have a right to know exactly what they are supposed to turn in? Harris believes in this. She clearly WOULD enact such a law, and there are many other Libs in office that would happily pass such a law too.

Do you have the intellectual honesty to answer the question or will you just give the standard Lib cop out?

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The wealthy are those who have learned how to manage money.

Or, what is more probable, they have good connections.

I so :heart: this.

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I asked my dad what would’ve done if I wanted to be a boy and treated as such, and he said he “wouldn’t have put up with that” and “that crap wasn’t going on when you were kids.”

Thank you dad. :smiling_face:

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I’ve got news for you. Trans don’t need to be outed by teachers. The other kids already know. Here’s a huge difference between Libs and normal people regarding school. TEACHERS ARE THERE TO EDUCATE KIDS- NOT BE SOCIAL WORKERS! Children belong to parents, not the school or any other government institution. Teachers should not have rights over parents in regards to children, and yet,across the country there are more and more things schools and teachers are being given the right to hide things about children from parents. And if parents object? Well Libs will just declare them terrorists, send the FBI after them and remove children from the home. Just ask the parents in Virginia how they were treated over their objections…

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In our “social Capitalism” 50% of people pay nothing in taxes and millions of able bodied Americans get paid to stay home and collect welfare and dozens of other tax paid benefits, while millions of illegals are enticed in, and given benefits they aren’t entitled to or pay for, to allow the welfare recipients to stay home. The argument is that illegals are doing jobs Americans WON’T do. Why the hell not?? Here’s a thought: Make lazy dead beat Americans get off their lazy, worthless asses and get a job!! If they won’t work, then they don’t eat and can live outdoors.

Another problem solved! You’re welcome-again…

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Jeff Bezos wealth grows by just under $1000 a second.

Is he putting in that much more labor than a laborer in one of his warehouses?

He pays less of a percentage of his wealth in tax also.

See the above. The collective labor of thousands of people go towards enriching a man who has more money and wealth than he could ever use in multiple lifetimes.

It’s funny when one reads the anti communist arguments that the exact same things can be said of the wealthiest people. What do they produce? Why do they get the full benefit of another’s labor in perpetuity?

That middle class was created. It isn’t a natural thing. The Progressive era and post Depression era policies entrenched a middle class in the US. A class that sadly has cut it’s own throat by worshiping the wealthy.

I don’t disagree with that.

What I am pointing out is that criticism of the ruling class in State run Communist systems without recognizing that the exact same thing is true under our own Capitalist system that is eschewing State intervention doesn’t make sense.

Both systems have a ruling class that uses the force of the State to keep the citizenry in line.

I recognize this and I don’t see it changing. Instead I advocate that the excess value that is created by labor goes mostly to labor instead of Capital.

No one is taking your gun away. It isn’t going to happen.

According to whom? Who did Taylor Swift rob?

Capitalism is the only reason we no longer rob and pillage our neighbors. They hire us. we hire them. To provide a service inexchange for cash.

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Among many things…

Capitalism relies on taking the excess value that is produced by another’s labor as profit.

That’s just how it is.

I don’t see how a different system can work until we live in a post scarcity world so I think that bulk of the excess value should go to labor and not Capital.

Right now it is the opposite.

The wealthiest know how to manage debt.

That is what they actually live off of.

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WOW! I’M TOTALLY SHOCKED!! SHOCKED I TELL YOU!! YOU TOOK THE STANDARD LIB COP OUT! Whose a good Lib? You are, that’s right, you’re such a good Lib!! Here’s a treat for you :bone:!

Now that my obligatory ridicule is over, I will address the rest of your post.

The middle class doesn’t worship the wealthy. We do recognize that the middle class wouldn’t exist were it not for the wealthy who create the jobs.

You have a point about the disparity between the executives and labor, but you discount the fact that just as business owners rise higher, they also fall farther if the business fails. It is the entrepreneurs who had the know how, the ambition, the sacrifices and yes sometimes luck to start their business. They got and put up the capital and they took the risk. They get paid what the market will hear. You believe the Democrats are going to do anything to upset the apple cart? Consider how many politicians get rich while in office. They’re allowed to profit by insider trading… You believe instituting Communism under Commie-luh is going to change anything? But what her confiscate and redistribution policies will do us hurt the middle class far worse than the rich, and the poor will remain poor regardless…

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A robust middle class was a decision that this country made. Policies were put into place to support the idea of the middle class and since it’s inception there have been those who have worked to dismantle it piece by piece.

I don’t think that the Democrats will do anything. They pay lip service to Labor’s concerns

As far as the richest paying the price and having the furthest to fall… I think what happened in 2008 shows that that is a myth. It turns out that you can destroy the world economy, get bailed out by the State and suffer no consequences… not even any real regulation to keep it from happening again.

You won’t get an argument from me about that.

No one is instituting Communism. That’s just silly.

Talking about marginal tax codes isn’t confiscation.

There aren’t any Commies and no one is coming for your guns.

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Wow. Envy is on brilliant display today.

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Communists can be trusted. That’s silly

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Capitalism is not perfect but is far superior to any other system out there ESPECIALLY socialism/communism.

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That’s the base of the dem party.

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Are feminine hygiene products in the boys bathroom?

No one has ever instituted Communism. What is instituted is people Like Commie-luh who say one thing while gathering their drones and then seize complete power once they’re installed. Do you think Castro came out and said to his followers " SUPPORT ME AND WHEN I AM INSTALLED AS LEADER I’M GOING TO IMPOVERISH AND OPPRESS YOU AND KILL ANYONE WHO DISSENTS!" Yeah, I tend to think that proclamation wouldn’t gain many supporters.

Harris and Walz are using the same tactics and lies as every other Communist Revolutionary. Funny thing, just three weeks ago you Libs were agreeing with us Cons that Kamala was terrible. She was dragging Biden down, she needed to go. And then of course there’s the fact that she is in her position only because Democracy, ( which you guys have been screeching about for years), was tossed right out the window. Commie-luh was annointed the Democrat nominee for POTUS without a single solitary person voting for her! Now be a good Lib again and deny and/or defend that hypocritical truth. Here ya go :bone:!!