Originally posted by Darth Jello
Sorry, I'm a social democrat, I think evidence has shown that free market capitalism is as bad if not worse than communism.
I agree that capitalism fails. So does socialism. So does communism.
It is the hybrid that works best.
I think a capitalist-socialist system works best. Of course, I lean more towards capitalism than you do, which was what my joke was about.
I'm of the Thomas Paine mentality when it comes to governing.
That middle ground is what social democracy is. The only way my opinions and ideas defer from the European model is that as long as it's equitably and humanely applied, I have no problem with the death penalty, I'm far more of a Proudhon style capitalist in the sense that I don't believe in globalization and that conglomeration/corporation should be avoided most of the time in favor of an economy of many small and medium sized businesses, I think internet should be treated as a utility and should be run like any other state run monopoly like power and water, and I think countries have no need for a government leader such as a president or prime minister that acts as anything but a tie breaking vote or a figurehead during peace time.
So I guess Social Democrat with classical Anarchist overtones.
Originally posted by King Kandy
...Are you saying Chrysler wasn't going under before we bailed them out? There was a bailout because they were already tanking.
Uhh..exactly.
They were going under before we bailed them out, and they're going under after we bailed them out.
Wouldnt the smart thing to have done was let them tank LAST year BEFORE WE GAVE THEM BILLIONS OF DOLLARS?
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