Why are we moving in that direction when all indications are that it will ultimately bankrupt countries. Isn't insanity doing the same things over and over and expecting different results? I think that the state of California (welfare state), Spain, Greece, Great Britain, etc are exactly the reason we should move away from this way of thinking.
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Don't forget France (the socialist's utopian paradise), their government will hit 100% GDP in 2014.
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We have ample evidence from our own experience that Capitalism doesn't work, either, if you think you have any that Socialism doesn't work. Every system will run into rocky patches.
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There are no socialist countries in europe. There are many many reasons to prove this, but the simplest is the EURO, which would not exist in a socialist system
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supply and demand in terms of the economy it is like a boat when it tips on one side put weight on the other. you kids didn't complain when it was time to tilt to the supply side back in the 80's. Now we need to tip to the demand side. Europe is just in the opposite situation.
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Western europe is proof of many things That people can lose their manhood become unappreciative envious little turds and basically a pain in the butt
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If you want to attack the socialists you have to attack the more successful socialist countries like Norway, Switzerland, and France. These countries have proven that they can compete with us in nearly every area of civilization. They have better education, a good health care system that covers everyone, they aren't nearly as obese, longer life expectancy, less crime, and more social rights.
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There is no socialist western European country. They are all social democracies - like the USA. Did you sleep through the British election? Hint: election = representation = democracy.
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You confuse socialism with a social democracy. And that has worked very well in Western Europe for most of the last 150 years. No even the Iron lady Maggie Thatcher dared dismantle the things the people wanted. Greece (not in Western Europe) is in trouble because it simply refused to pay for the very costly social policies it adopted. But where the policies are properly funded, lots of people grumble about their high taxes, but hardly anyone wants to give up what those taxes pay for.
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It is just the latest example as to why Socialism can't and will never work.
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Absolutely! I mean, look at all the Europeans who are just begging to come here and leave their Socialist hellhole. What's that you say? They're happy with their way of life? Couldn't possibly be the truth. After all, ours is the only possible acceptable way of life, isn't it? Get back to me when you are willing to give up your police department, fire department, public schools, libraries, public highway system, etc. The answer is no.
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Yet California has one of the largest economies of any state in America, and all of those countries you named are successful first world nations with no serious problems to speak of...
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Isn't the current state of America's economy proof that Capitalism ultimately destroys itself? The current problems in Spain, & Portugal is because they tried to follow suite like America and play the "we'll all get rich off of housing" With Greece, they allowed Goldman Sachs come in and install credit default swaps. Funny how you mention countries in trouble because of American "capitalistic" influences. George Bush was handed a 300+ billion budget surplus from Clinton. Bush then hands a 1 trillion dollar budget deficit to Obama. Funny how this simple fact is always overlooked. The rest of the countries are doing fiscally well. Ask yourself why is it that American media fails to point out 80% of the countries in the Euro system are fine? Unfortunately your question is long on rhetoric and short on facts
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And Spain, Greece and Great Britain are worse off economically than the Sudan? Have you ever been to a country that doesn't have taxes, and then visited one with high taxes?
