Part of capitalism is the ability to take risks with your money, but within a somewhat mutually agreed upon framework of fairness and trust. Minimal regulations and penalties for fraud, cheating and theft. Go out there and grab the brass ring. Communism? It is pretty much theft. Marx famously stole this quote from someone else in 1875: " From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". Its subtext has always been " From some according to their abilities and willingness to work, to each according to their wants".
Whether she actually said it or not, Margaret Thatcher is credited with this:
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Whether it was Franklin, de Tocqueville or Bastiat, this aphorism is a gem:
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury."
Why would anyone aspire to high office in a socialist government? Because it's good to be da king.
No guessing to it, Tom. History tells us that after a successful takeover the true believing, fellow-traveling foot soldiers get carted off to gulags because they are the most dangerous to the new regime after they wake up to smell the roses in their new utopia and only get the stench of rot and decay. The rest can be kept in line with stale bread and the Cheka.
Used to live in seattle, and I can tell you what will happen there...everything will go to crap, and in four years, they'll elect an even BIGGER idiot...still loving socialism while wondering why government can't get anything right....they simply do not see the connection...
Part of capitalism is the ability to take risks with your money, but within a somewhat mutually agreed upon framework of fairness and trust. Minimal regulations and penalties for fraud, cheating and theft. Go out there and grab the brass ring. Communism? It is pretty much theft. Marx famously stole this quote from someone else in 1875: " From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". Its subtext has always been " From some according to their abilities and willingness to work, to each according to their wants".
Whether she actually said it or not, Margaret Thatcher is credited with this:
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Whether it was Franklin, de Tocqueville or Bastiat, this aphorism is a gem:
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury."
Why would anyone aspire to high office in a socialist government? Because it's good to be da king.
👍💯 Very well stated!
Both Wilson and Mamdani will be quite limited, but damaging, in delivering on the promises they made.
Wanna guess what happens when thier supporters figure that out?
No guessing to it, Tom. History tells us that after a successful takeover the true believing, fellow-traveling foot soldiers get carted off to gulags because they are the most dangerous to the new regime after they wake up to smell the roses in their new utopia and only get the stench of rot and decay. The rest can be kept in line with stale bread and the Cheka.
Used to live in seattle, and I can tell you what will happen there...everything will go to crap, and in four years, they'll elect an even BIGGER idiot...still loving socialism while wondering why government can't get anything right....they simply do not see the connection...
<offers popcorn>