The Latest Socialist Excuse...

"Sanders attracts the intense support of a small left-wing intellectual vanguard who see American politics in fundamentally different terms than most Democrats do.

"The primary struggle in American politics as they see it is not between liberalism and conservatism, but between socialism and capitalism...
I agree that the primary struggle in American politics is between socialism and capitalism and that Bernie and at least 1/3 of Americans are dim enough to prefer the former. In fact, pretending what they promote is anything but the end of American freedom and prosperity is naive at best.

soĀ·cialĀ·ism
/ĖˆsōSHəĖŒlizəm/
noun
  1. a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
    • (in Marxist theory) a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of Communism.
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
What problem do you have with businesses being run by a majority of workers instead of the richest one percent of shareholders/stakeholders?

That's not socialism.

Stealing it from the owners? Now that is socialism, which is why we must kill all socialists. They must all fucking die.

Kill a commie fo mommy.

:dunno:

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That's not socialism.

Stealing it from the owners? Now that is socialism, which is why we must kill all socialists. They must all fucking die.
How do you expect to find political democracy without first implementing economic democracy, the same way your hero did in Germany?
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Communists continued the holocaust in their own country, killing 100 million people. Their own people...

Russia is still a shit hole because this nonsense, while Germany thrives as one of the finest economy in the world... well at least until they decided to adopt some of the communist principles.

Communist apologists are mentally ill people. It's a mental disease.

Communists continued the holocaust in their own country, killing 100 million people. Their own people...

Russia is still a shit hole because this nonsense, while Germany thrives as one of the finest economy in the world... well at least until they decided to adopt some of the communist principles
US apologists ignore the millions of Native Americans murdered for their land and water, and they are mostly ignorant of US contribution to Russia's current s-hole status.

https://www.history.com/news/native-americans-genocide-united-states

"By the close of the Indian Wars in the late 19th century, fewer than 238,000 indigenous people remained, a sharp decline from the estimated 5 million to 15 million living in North America when Columbus arrived in 1492."
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From Russia with Revenge

Trump's Bitches often conflate leadership with villainy.
 
LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't mean it never happened.
sovgdp.png

"First plan, 1928ā€“1932[edit]
Main article: first five-year plan


Five-year plans for the national economy of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

"From 1928 to 1940, the number of Soviet workers in industry, construction, and transport grew from 4.6 million to 12.6 million and factory output soared.[6] Stalin's first five-year plan helped make the USSR a leading industrial nation."

https://artir.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/sovgdp.png?w=640

Stalin's GDP was far inferior to US GDP; however, the Russian tyrant didn't resort to a century of chattel slavery to accomplish his economic goals.
And itā€™s been a century of communist misery ever since. Even Venezuela had people feeling good about things the first few years. Itā€™s always short term though, it has to be by design. You only get to steal from the rich for so long. Eventually youā€™ve taken everything they had and there is no more to steal. Thatā€™s when the misery sets in. This is where the socialist run out of answers.

Itā€™s an easy concept to grasp. Socialism works like this...

You have ten chickens producing a dozen eggs a day. Me, the government decides you arenā€™t being fair with your egg distribution so I pass a law you have to produce two dozen and give half away. When you canā€™t do that I decide youā€™re a greedy asshole so I take your chickens. When you canā€™t produce even the dozen eggs I give the people free chicken dinners. Which makes them very happy for about a week. Suddenly there are no more eggs, or chickens. Everyone is fucked then.

But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. C
Capitalism can simply swap one set of consumers for another, either by moving its factories to foreign countries or expanding consumer debt in its homeland:
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Americans are swimming in debt


"According to many analysts, deficiency of effective demand is the most fundamental economic problem.

"That is, modern society does not earn enough income to purchase its output.

"For example, geographer David Harvey claims, 'Workers spending their wages is one source of effective demand, but the total wage bill is always less than the total capital in circulation (otherwise there would be no profit), so the purchase of wage goods that sustain daily life (even with a suburban lifestyle) is never sufficient for the profitable sale of the total output'.[2] "

Economic democracy - Wikipedia
 
Venezuela is the latest in a long list of countries who economies were destroyed by illegal US economic sanctions:

Financial Imperialism-The Case of Venezuela


"Venezuela today is a classic case how US imperialism in the 21st century employs financial measures to crush a state and country that dares to break away from the US global economic empire and pursue an independent course outside the US empireā€™s web of entangling economic and financial relations.

"Hereā€™s how US ā€˜financial imperialismā€™ has worked, and continues to work, with the intent of assisting regime change in the case of Venezuela.

"In a world where US Capitalism is the dominant hegemon the US currencyā€”the dollarā€”is the centerpiece of the US global economic empire. The dollar serves as the global trading currency as well as the global banking reserves currency.

"More than 85% of all global trade (export and import) is done in dollars.

"Certain commodities, like global oil and oil futures contracts, are traded virtually only in dollars.

"Recently more countries have begun to peg their own currency to the dollar, allowing it to move in tandem with the dollar.

"Some have even eliminated their currency altogether and now use only the US dollar as their domestic currency. Increasingly as well, more countries are issuing their domestic bonds in dollars (i.e. dollar denominated bonds).

"And their central banks follow the US central bank, the Federal Reserveā€™s, policy as it raises or lowers US interest rates that in turn cause the US dollar to rise and fall.

"They do so even if rising US interest rates mean rising rates in their own economies that precipitate recessions and mass unemployment. These are all examples of the growing financial integration with the US Imperial State and economy."
LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't mean it never happened.
sovgdp.png

"First plan, 1928ā€“1932[edit]
Main article: first five-year plan


Five-year plans for the national economy of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

"From 1928 to 1940, the number of Soviet workers in industry, construction, and transport grew from 4.6 million to 12.6 million and factory output soared.[6] Stalin's first five-year plan helped make the USSR a leading industrial nation."

https://artir.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/sovgdp.png?w=640

Stalin's GDP was far inferior to US GDP; however, the Russian tyrant didn't resort to a century of chattel slavery to accomplish his economic goals.

You actually expect us to believe propaganda published by the Communist government of the Soviet Union during the Stalinist era?

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You actually expect us to believe propaganda published by the Communist government of the Soviet Union during the Stalinist era?
Why not?
You believe Trump.
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Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"The FBI and several United States congressional committees have been investigating links between Russian government officials or their affiliates and individuals associated with Donald Trump, the current President of the United States, when he was a candidate for the office as part of their investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.

"Some of Trump's campaign members, business partners, administration nominees, and family members have been subjected to intense scrutiny following intelligence reports on such Russian interference.

"The investigations have revealed that a number of them had various types of links to or contacts with Russian officials, business people, banks, and Russian intelligence agencies.

"Several investigations are underway to determine whether Trump or any of his associates have had improper dealings during their contacts with Russian officials."
"Why not?" Only a brain damaged retard would ask such a question.
Why not?" Only a brain damaged retard would ask such a question
What "question" is that, Moron?
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LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't mean it never happened.
sovgdp.png

"First plan, 1928ā€“1932[edit]
Main article: first five-year plan


Five-year plans for the national economy of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

"From 1928 to 1940, the number of Soviet workers in industry, construction, and transport grew from 4.6 million to 12.6 million and factory output soared.[6] Stalin's first five-year plan helped make the USSR a leading industrial nation."

https://artir.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/sovgdp.png?w=640

Stalin's GDP was far inferior to US GDP; however, the Russian tyrant didn't resort to a century of chattel slavery to accomplish his economic goals.

You actually expect us to believe propaganda published by the Communist government of the Soviet Union during the Stalinist era?

2z8romg.jpg
You actually expect us to believe propaganda published by the Communist government of the Soviet Union during the Stalinist era?
Why not?
You believe Trump.
_100109834_the_russian_investigation_976-nc.jpg

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"The FBI and several United States congressional committees have been investigating links between Russian government officials or their affiliates and individuals associated with Donald Trump, the current President of the United States, when he was a candidate for the office as part of their investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.

"Some of Trump's campaign members, business partners, administration nominees, and family members have been subjected to intense scrutiny following intelligence reports on such Russian interference.

"The investigations have revealed that a number of them had various types of links to or contacts with Russian officials, business people, banks, and Russian intelligence agencies.

"Several investigations are underway to determine whether Trump or any of his associates have had improper dealings during their contacts with Russian officials."
"Why not?" Only a brain damaged retard would ask such a question.
Why not?" Only a brain damaged retard would ask such a question
What "question" is that, Moron?
maga_morons_are_governing_america_embroidered_baseball_cap-r8dda1466ef394672b62d2c6bfd2c5855_65f3y_8byvr_540.jpg
Why should we believe Stalinist propaganda?
 
LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
LMAO! More socialist excuses for their self inflicted failures. You do realize socialism has a long track record of failure before the US dollar was the currency for trade right? Whatā€™s your excuse for that?
Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't mean it never happened.
sovgdp.png

"First plan, 1928ā€“1932[edit]
Main article: first five-year plan


Five-year plans for the national economy of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

"From 1928 to 1940, the number of Soviet workers in industry, construction, and transport grew from 4.6 million to 12.6 million and factory output soared.[6] Stalin's first five-year plan helped make the USSR a leading industrial nation."

https://artir.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/sovgdp.png?w=640

Stalin's GDP was far inferior to US GDP; however, the Russian tyrant didn't resort to a century of chattel slavery to accomplish his economic goals.
And itā€™s been a century of communist misery ever since. Even Venezuela had people feeling good about things the first few years. Itā€™s always short term though, it has to be by design. You only get to steal from the rich for so long. Eventually youā€™ve taken everything they had and there is no more to steal. Thatā€™s when the misery sets in. This is where the socialist run out of answers.

Itā€™s an easy concept to grasp. Socialism works like this...

You have ten chickens producing a dozen eggs a day. Me, the government decides you arenā€™t being fair with your egg distribution so I pass a law you have to produce two dozen and give half away. When you canā€™t do that I decide youā€™re a greedy asshole so I take your chickens. When you canā€™t produce even the dozen eggs I give the people free chicken dinners. Which makes them very happy for about a week. Suddenly there are no more eggs, or chickens. Everyone is fucked then.

But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.

Ever read about the Great Depression? Hoover's RFC attempted to do just that, loan manufacturers money to make the same products that sat on warehouse shelves unsold. FDR tried a different tack with unsold surplus,
fdr let manufacturers set the prices insuring a profit. Neither worked. Both political parties seemed to recognize, however, that the government had an obligation to help the economy.
 
Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't mean it never happened.
sovgdp.png

"First plan, 1928ā€“1932[edit]
Main article: first five-year plan


Five-year plans for the national economy of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

"From 1928 to 1940, the number of Soviet workers in industry, construction, and transport grew from 4.6 million to 12.6 million and factory output soared.[6] Stalin's first five-year plan helped make the USSR a leading industrial nation."

https://artir.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/sovgdp.png?w=640

Stalin's GDP was far inferior to US GDP; however, the Russian tyrant didn't resort to a century of chattel slavery to accomplish his economic goals.
And itā€™s been a century of communist misery ever since. Even Venezuela had people feeling good about things the first few years. Itā€™s always short term though, it has to be by design. You only get to steal from the rich for so long. Eventually youā€™ve taken everything they had and there is no more to steal. Thatā€™s when the misery sets in. This is where the socialist run out of answers.

Itā€™s an easy concept to grasp. Socialism works like this...

You have ten chickens producing a dozen eggs a day. Me, the government decides you arenā€™t being fair with your egg distribution so I pass a law you have to produce two dozen and give half away. When you canā€™t do that I decide youā€™re a greedy asshole so I take your chickens. When you canā€™t produce even the dozen eggs I give the people free chicken dinners. Which makes them very happy for about a week. Suddenly there are no more eggs, or chickens. Everyone is fucked then.

But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. C
Capitalism can simply swap one set of consumers for another, either by moving its factories to foreign countries or expanding consumer debt in its homeland:
5821faee691e882c4e8b4a32-750.jpg

Americans are swimming in debt


"According to many analysts, deficiency of effective demand is the most fundamental economic problem.

"That is, modern society does not earn enough income to purchase its output.

"For example, geographer David Harvey claims, 'Workers spending their wages is one source of effective demand, but the total wage bill is always less than the total capital in circulation (otherwise there would be no profit), so the purchase of wage goods that sustain daily life (even with a suburban lifestyle) is never sufficient for the profitable sale of the total output'.[2] "

Economic democracy - Wikipedia
Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't mean it never happened.
sovgdp.png

"First plan, 1928ā€“1932[edit]
Main article: first five-year plan


Five-year plans for the national economy of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

"From 1928 to 1940, the number of Soviet workers in industry, construction, and transport grew from 4.6 million to 12.6 million and factory output soared.[6] Stalin's first five-year plan helped make the USSR a leading industrial nation."

https://artir.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/sovgdp.png?w=640

Stalin's GDP was far inferior to US GDP; however, the Russian tyrant didn't resort to a century of chattel slavery to accomplish his economic goals.
And itā€™s been a century of communist misery ever since. Even Venezuela had people feeling good about things the first few years. Itā€™s always short term though, it has to be by design. You only get to steal from the rich for so long. Eventually youā€™ve taken everything they had and there is no more to steal. Thatā€™s when the misery sets in. This is where the socialist run out of answers.

Itā€™s an easy concept to grasp. Socialism works like this...

You have ten chickens producing a dozen eggs a day. Me, the government decides you arenā€™t being fair with your egg distribution so I pass a law you have to produce two dozen and give half away. When you canā€™t do that I decide youā€™re a greedy asshole so I take your chickens. When you canā€™t produce even the dozen eggs I give the people free chicken dinners. Which makes them very happy for about a week. Suddenly there are no more eggs, or chickens. Everyone is fucked then.

But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.

Ever read about the Great Depression? Hoover's RFC attempted to do just that, loan manufacturers money to make the same products that sat on warehouse shelves unsold. FDR tried a different tack with unsold surplus,
fdr let manufacturers set the prices insuring a profit. Neither worked. Both political parties seemed to recognize, however, that the government had an obligation to help the economy.
Yanno ... only children expect and require a perfect world. Yeah, capitalism is imperfect and the worst economic system ever devised ... unless one considers all the others.

No comrades ... your "Worker's Paradise" is a loser and a child's fantasy but you may cling to it if it helps you sleep at night.
 
And itā€™s been a century of communist misery ever since. Even Venezuela had people feeling good about things the first few years. Itā€™s always short term though, it has to be by design. You only get to steal from the rich for so long. Eventually youā€™ve taken everything they had and there is no more to steal. Thatā€™s when the misery sets in. This is where the socialist run out of answers.

Itā€™s an easy concept to grasp. Socialism works like this...

You have ten chickens producing a dozen eggs a day. Me, the government decides you arenā€™t being fair with your egg distribution so I pass a law you have to produce two dozen and give half away. When you canā€™t do that I decide youā€™re a greedy asshole so I take your chickens. When you canā€™t produce even the dozen eggs I give the people free chicken dinners. Which makes them very happy for about a week. Suddenly there are no more eggs, or chickens. Everyone is fucked then.

But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. C
Capitalism can simply swap one set of consumers for another, either by moving its factories to foreign countries or expanding consumer debt in its homeland:
5821faee691e882c4e8b4a32-750.jpg

Americans are swimming in debt


"According to many analysts, deficiency of effective demand is the most fundamental economic problem.

"That is, modern society does not earn enough income to purchase its output.

"For example, geographer David Harvey claims, 'Workers spending their wages is one source of effective demand, but the total wage bill is always less than the total capital in circulation (otherwise there would be no profit), so the purchase of wage goods that sustain daily life (even with a suburban lifestyle) is never sufficient for the profitable sale of the total output'.[2] "

Economic democracy - Wikipedia
And itā€™s been a century of communist misery ever since. Even Venezuela had people feeling good about things the first few years. Itā€™s always short term though, it has to be by design. You only get to steal from the rich for so long. Eventually youā€™ve taken everything they had and there is no more to steal. Thatā€™s when the misery sets in. This is where the socialist run out of answers.

Itā€™s an easy concept to grasp. Socialism works like this...

You have ten chickens producing a dozen eggs a day. Me, the government decides you arenā€™t being fair with your egg distribution so I pass a law you have to produce two dozen and give half away. When you canā€™t do that I decide youā€™re a greedy asshole so I take your chickens. When you canā€™t produce even the dozen eggs I give the people free chicken dinners. Which makes them very happy for about a week. Suddenly there are no more eggs, or chickens. Everyone is fucked then.

But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.

Ever read about the Great Depression? Hoover's RFC attempted to do just that, loan manufacturers money to make the same products that sat on warehouse shelves unsold. FDR tried a different tack with unsold surplus,
fdr let manufacturers set the prices insuring a profit. Neither worked. Both political parties seemed to recognize, however, that the government had an obligation to help the economy.
Yanno ... only children expect and require a perfect world. Yeah, capitalism is imperfect and the worst economic system ever devised ... unless one considers all the others.

No comrades ... your "Worker's Paradise" is a loser and a child's fantasy but you may cling to it if it helps you sleep at night.
Yanno ... only children expect and require a perfect world. Yeah, capitalism is imperfect and the worst economic system ever devised ... unless one considers all the others.
For whom is capitalism the least worst economic system ever devised, Wall Street's taxpayer subsidized bonus pool?

Trump offers socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else | Robert Reich


"'America will never be a socialist country,' Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address. Someone should alert Trump that America is now a hotbed of socialism.

"But it is socialism for the rich.

"Everyone else is treated to harsh capitalism.

"In the conservative mind, socialism means getting something for doing nothing.

"That pretty much describes the $21bn saved by the nationā€™s largest banks last year thanks to Trumpā€™s tax cuts, some of which went into massive bonuses for bank executives.

"On the other hand, more than 4,000 lower-level bank employees got a big dose of harsh capitalism.

"They lost their jobs.

"Banks that are too big to fail ā€“ courtesy of the 2008 bank bailout ā€“ enjoy a hidden subsidy of some $83bn a year, because creditors facing less risk accept lower interest on deposits and loans. Last year, Wall Streetā€™s bonus pool was $31.4bn. Take away the hidden subsidy and the bonus pool disappears."
VdKfOju.jpg

Capitalism is designed to concentrate wealth into fewer and fewer hands with each passing generation. That was bad enough when capitalists produced useful goods and services.

Today, finance capitalism strangles the US economy by inflecting ever-increasing levels of consumer debt while taxpayers finance Wall Street's bonus pool.

Even children know that's suicidal.
 
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. C
Capitalism can simply swap one set of consumers for another, either by moving its factories to foreign countries or expanding consumer debt in its homeland:
5821faee691e882c4e8b4a32-750.jpg

Americans are swimming in debt


"According to many analysts, deficiency of effective demand is the most fundamental economic problem.

"That is, modern society does not earn enough income to purchase its output.

"For example, geographer David Harvey claims, 'Workers spending their wages is one source of effective demand, but the total wage bill is always less than the total capital in circulation (otherwise there would be no profit), so the purchase of wage goods that sustain daily life (even with a suburban lifestyle) is never sufficient for the profitable sale of the total output'.[2] "

Economic democracy - Wikipedia
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
But capitalism American style at least, fails often and then government steps in to bail it out.
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.

Ever read about the Great Depression? Hoover's RFC attempted to do just that, loan manufacturers money to make the same products that sat on warehouse shelves unsold. FDR tried a different tack with unsold surplus,
fdr let manufacturers set the prices insuring a profit. Neither worked. Both political parties seemed to recognize, however, that the government had an obligation to help the economy.
Yanno ... only children expect and require a perfect world. Yeah, capitalism is imperfect and the worst economic system ever devised ... unless one considers all the others.

No comrades ... your "Worker's Paradise" is a loser and a child's fantasy but you may cling to it if it helps you sleep at night.
Yanno ... only children expect and require a perfect world. Yeah, capitalism is imperfect and the worst economic system ever devised ... unless one considers all the others.
For whom is capitalism the least worst economic system ever devised, Wall Street's taxpayer subsidized bonus pool?

Trump offers socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else | Robert Reich


"'America will never be a socialist country,' Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address. Someone should alert Trump that America is now a hotbed of socialism.

"But it is socialism for the rich.

"Everyone else is treated to harsh capitalism.

"In the conservative mind, socialism means getting something for doing nothing.

"That pretty much describes the $21bn saved by the nationā€™s largest banks last year thanks to Trumpā€™s tax cuts, some of which went into massive bonuses for bank executives.

"On the other hand, more than 4,000 lower-level bank employees got a big dose of harsh capitalism.

"They lost their jobs.

"Banks that are too big to fail ā€“ courtesy of the 2008 bank bailout ā€“ enjoy a hidden subsidy of some $83bn a year, because creditors facing less risk accept lower interest on deposits and loans. Last year, Wall Streetā€™s bonus pool was $31.4bn. Take away the hidden subsidy and the bonus pool disappears."
VdKfOju.jpg

Capitalism is designed to concentrate wealth into fewer and fewer hands with each passing generation. That was bad enough when capitalists produced useful goods and services.

Today, finance capitalism strangles the US economy by inflecting ever-increasing levels of consumer debt while taxpayers finance Wall Street's bonus pool.

Even children know that's suicidal.
Marxist propaganda. It's all lies, of course.
 
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. C
Capitalism can simply swap one set of consumers for another, either by moving its factories to foreign countries or expanding consumer debt in its homeland:
5821faee691e882c4e8b4a32-750.jpg

Americans are swimming in debt


"According to many analysts, deficiency of effective demand is the most fundamental economic problem.

"That is, modern society does not earn enough income to purchase its output.

"For example, geographer David Harvey claims, 'Workers spending their wages is one source of effective demand, but the total wage bill is always less than the total capital in circulation (otherwise there would be no profit), so the purchase of wage goods that sustain daily life (even with a suburban lifestyle) is never sufficient for the profitable sale of the total output'.[2] "

Economic democracy - Wikipedia
Capitalism is hard wired to fail due to its undying allegiance to monopolistic profit maximization until its workers can no longer afford to buy what they produce:

Economic democracy - Wikipedia

"Proponents of economic democracy generally argue that modern capitalism periodically results in economic crises characterized by deficiency of effective demand as society is unable to earn enough income to purchase its output production.

"Corporate monopoly of common resources typically creates artificial scarcity, resulting in socio-economic imbalances that restrict workers from access to economic opportunity and diminish consumer purchasing power.[3][4]

"Economic democracy has been proposed as a component of larger socioeconomic ideologies, as a stand-alone theory and as a variety of reform agendas.

"For example, as a means to securing full economic rights, it opens a path to full political rights, defined as including the former.[1] "
Wow ā€¦ what an ass-backwards conclusion. Capitalism does not seek to produce workers who cannot afford to purchase what they produce. Even a child can see that would be self-defeating and in no one's best interest. There is no point in producing if no one can afford to buy. Capitalism aims to provide goods and services with prices determined by competitive market forces - not gov't edict - and any producer who fails to do is soon out of biz. Socialism decides what you need and doesn't care if no one wants it.

Ever read about the Great Depression? Hoover's RFC attempted to do just that, loan manufacturers money to make the same products that sat on warehouse shelves unsold. FDR tried a different tack with unsold surplus,
fdr let manufacturers set the prices insuring a profit. Neither worked. Both political parties seemed to recognize, however, that the government had an obligation to help the economy.
Yanno ... only children expect and require a perfect world. Yeah, capitalism is imperfect and the worst economic system ever devised ... unless one considers all the others.

No comrades ... your "Worker's Paradise" is a loser and a child's fantasy but you may cling to it if it helps you sleep at night.
Yanno ... only children expect and require a perfect world. Yeah, capitalism is imperfect and the worst economic system ever devised ... unless one considers all the others.
For whom is capitalism the least worst economic system ever devised, Wall Street's taxpayer subsidized bonus pool?

Trump offers socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else | Robert Reich


"'America will never be a socialist country,' Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address. Someone should alert Trump that America is now a hotbed of socialism.

"But it is socialism for the rich.

"Everyone else is treated to harsh capitalism.

"In the conservative mind, socialism means getting something for doing nothing.

"That pretty much describes the $21bn saved by the nationā€™s largest banks last year thanks to Trumpā€™s tax cuts, some of which went into massive bonuses for bank executives.

"On the other hand, more than 4,000 lower-level bank employees got a big dose of harsh capitalism.

"They lost their jobs.

"Banks that are too big to fail ā€“ courtesy of the 2008 bank bailout ā€“ enjoy a hidden subsidy of some $83bn a year, because creditors facing less risk accept lower interest on deposits and loans. Last year, Wall Streetā€™s bonus pool was $31.4bn. Take away the hidden subsidy and the bonus pool disappears."
VdKfOju.jpg

Capitalism is designed to concentrate wealth into fewer and fewer hands with each passing generation. That was bad enough when capitalists produced useful goods and services.

Today, finance capitalism strangles the US economy by inflecting ever-increasing levels of consumer debt while taxpayers finance Wall Street's bonus pool.

Even children know that's suicidal.
Marxist propaganda. It's all lies, of course.
Marxist propaganda. It's all lies, of course.
Facts are Fake News to Fascists:

Trump offers socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else | Robert Reich

"Trump is promoting socialism for the rich and harsh capitalism for everyone else in other ways. GM has got more than $600m in federal contracts, plus $500m in tax breaks.

"Some of this has gone into the pockets of GM executives. Chairman and CEO Mary Barra raked in almost $22m in total compensation in 2017 alone.

"But GM employees are subject to harsh capitalism.

"GM is planning to lay off more than 14,000 workers and close three assembly plants and two component factories in North America by the end of 2019.

"When he was in business, Trump perfected the art of using bankruptcy to shield himself from the consequences of bad decisions ā€“ socialism for the rich at its worst ā€“ while leaving employees twisting in the wind."
 

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