/-----/ "that is not what the right wing advocates. " Yes it is. It describes our core belief.that is not what the right wing advocates. they only advocate tax cuts for the rich even though we are running massive deficits, and cuts to social services for the poor. any leftover general welfare funds should be used to fix potholes./----/ If the food stamp roles are decreasing what's wrong with reducing the budget? Do you maintain your grocery budget even though you cut back on the size of your meals or the kids move out of the house?tax cuts for the Rich and cuts to social services for the poor?/——/ If socialized countries had to pay for their own defense 100% then they would have to roll back the socialist giveaways. You can’t have both.Capitalism’s greatest inherent flaw is that as decades pass, widening income disparity will inevitably get worse. The rich become richer, and the poor become more poor. The middle class shrinks. The only way to prevent this is with government intervention, i.e. socialism. Capitalism of course isn’t a failure - the US would not be the juggernaut it is now if it weren’t for a private market. However, that does not mean the quality of life for most won’t get worse over time.
Socialism is a very broad term. To simplify the definition, it is a concept that involves the people funding (tax revenue) and owning (utilizing) government services. This is why every nation on earth - including the US - has a socialist backbone. Any service the government provides that’s funded by tax revenue and is utilized by the people is socialism.
The definition of socialism has nothing to do with corrupt leadership in a given government. Venezuela is failing because of the country’s leadership. Socialism’s core definition has nothing to do with a dictatorship government.
Nordic countries are social democratic countries. This means more services apply the the well being of the population. These people have the best quality of life according to international polling. That is something that is diminishing in America. However, that doesn’t mean the concept is the antithesis of capitalism. Socialism can be the framework of a capitalist system. Socialism is just needed to make sure a capitalistic system provides benefit to the well being of the population as a whole.
Food stamp rolls plummet in states that restore work requirements ...
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Jul 4, 2017 - After the food stamp rolls swelled for years under the Obama administration, fresh figures show a dramatic reduction in states that recently have moved to restore work requirements. States were allowed to waive those rules for able-bodied adults thanks to the 2009 economic ...
"any leftover general welfare funds should be used to fix potholes" Maybe a good idea for individual household budgets. We needed a new fridge and had the cash saved up. We found one on sale and saved enough for a new microwave that was on its last leg. But things don't work that way in Washington.