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Re: Do Conservatives really believe the shit they say?
Originally posted by cdtm
"Let the market decide" on everything. That'll fix the problems.
Yes.
Originally posted by cdtm
"Privatize".
Yes. Privatization encouraged ownership and work which led to the creation of the greatest civilization in the history of humanity. Or do you suggest that you shouldn't own the fruits of your labor? The tragedy of the commons is written about quite well and we have a plethora of examples throughout history that shows exactly what happens when one ends private ownership.
Originally posted by cdtm
"It's all about the profit".
Yes. Because to make a commodity cheaper and better you need two things: profit incentive and freedom of labor. If there's absolutely no incentive to make a product better, then why do it? That's exactly what happened in Detroit with the automobile industry there. Once the tariffs and trade barriers were lifted to allow foreign competition into America, they couldn't compete. Detroit collapsed because unions and regulations made Detroit uncompetitive in a global market. There was no incentive to make a better product because subsidies and tariffs kept competition away.
Originally posted by cdtm
"If you need help, you're bad and you should feel bad".
...who? Who says this??
Originally posted by cdtm
And hey, if you can't afford your heart meds anymore because some "capitalist" decided to aquire them and raise the prices by 5,000%, that's on YOU buddy. Get a better job!
Kind of like the Epipen? That wasn't the free market's fault. That was the Federal Government ensuring that there was no competition. That's the only way one could jack up prices by 5,000%. The FDA barred substitution for Epipen. You know what happens in a free market when someone raises the price of something up 5,000%? Someone jumps into the market and offers a product at a cheaper price.
Originally posted by cdtm
The funny thing, is when one of these loudmouthed conservatives in their 40's have a kid with special needs, like down syndrome, do they refuse any and all forms of help and "pull up the bootstraps"?
Strawman is noted.
Originally posted by cdtm
Hell, no. They opt in for any service they can get, and beg for help from their online buddies.. (Which I donated towards, in one case..)I get that big government isn't exactly an answer to lifes problems, either, it's just this "no one needs help, ever" mixed with "if you can't afford something important, it's NOT MY PROBLEM" attitude. Essentially, they're saying "**** 'em".
Until life hits them hard, then they beg just like everyone else.
So you willingly gave money for a donation and you think this is somehow against capitalism or conservatism...how? Private charity and voluntary exchange is conservatism. Forcing people under threat of a government gun to surrender to property or labor is what we stand against.