@suzianne saidAnd I might add, this is the whole motivation for the school voucher system, to destroy the Department of Education.
Yes, until the capitalists gain control of the means of production for a profit, then it all goes to hell.
As you say, it is self-sustaining, until a few come along and want it all for themselves.
@athousandyoung saidWell, yes. After they reach maturity. An eagle kicks its chicks out of the nest, forbids re-admission. It seems that you Fellers want to alter nature.
Teach them about capitalism; charge them rent and throw them out if they can’t pay
@suzianne said“Plantation”? “Common Works”???? Brrrrrrrrrrr
This is from the 1820s, from the French socialist Saint-Simonists.
French utopian Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, in 1755, said, "Every citizen will make his particular contribution to the activities of the community according to his capacity, his talent and his age; it is on this basis that his duties will be determined, in conformity with the distributive laws."
The Plantat ...[text shortened]... before Karl Marx said, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" in 1875.
@vivify saidThis comment may deserve its own thread. But I definitely sense an air of complacency and a lack of incentive throughout all of the posts.
Thank you for you post.
Addressing the OP: in a pure socialist society the means of distribution are determined by the collective. This obviously means that members of the collective who want to prevent people not pulling their weight can agree on appropriate safeguards while ensuring the needs of all are met.
The society as a whole will come up with the appropriate remedy since they control the means of production in a socialist model.
@averagejoe1 saidTeach your kids about unrestrained capitalism:
"Inoculate your kids against socialism!! All you have to do is have them clean the bathroom! Pay them $10, and then take away $7 and give it to their sibling who would not help!"
There are several people on this forum who were raised under this premise, and still are!!!! They have written about it!!! Jesus. I cannot imagine. I'm glad I saw this, because I ...[text shortened]... ove! He'll thank me when he starts making his pie!!!!! His own pie. Not part of someone else's .
Employ your kids to take out the trash and make them pay for their supper with the pennies you pay them. If they try to organize a strike for better pay and conditions, throw them out and hire the neighbor kids for less.
If they give you any sass, let Adam Smith's visible hand warm their backsides.
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@moonbus saidThere’s a fiction writing contest going on in GF’s, you should join.
Teach your kids about unrestrained capitalism:
Employ your kids to take out the trash and make them pay for their supper with the pennies you pay them. If they try to organize a strike for better pay and conditions, throw them out and hire the neighbor kids for less.
If they give you any sass, let Adam Smith's visible hand warm their backsides.
π
@averagejoe1 saidYes as a fledging eagle I demand that nature be altered π
Well, yes. After they reach maturity. An eagle kicks its chicks out of the nest, forbids re-admission. It seems that you Fellers want to alter nature.
@averagejoe1 saidFalse premise. Weak mind. Unworthy of engagement.
"Inoculate your kids against socialism!! All you have to do is have them clean the bathroom! Pay them $10, and then take away $7 and give it to their sibling who would not help!"
There are several people on this forum who were raised under this premise, and still are!!!! They have written about it!!! Jesus. I cannot imagine. I'm glad I saw this, because I ...[text shortened]... ove! He'll thank me when he starts making his pie!!!!! His own pie. Not part of someone else's .
@soothfast saidI understand, calm yourself, relax, meditate, put your heart in a different place for you of love and understanding.
False premise. Weak mind. Unworthy of engagement.
Before long, depending on you, you will grow!
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@vivify said.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191212-where-losing-your-job-is-a-good-thing
Sweden, which is often hailed as one of the best examples of socialism, has job security councils "who pick you up, dust you down and match your skills and ambitions with the market. As a result, Sweden has the best re-employment rates in the developed world."
There is no legitimacy to claims that people won't work in a socialist society.
vivify - There is no legitimacy to claims that people won't work in a socialist society.
And when you turn full power over to the socialist,, there is no guarantee that will do what they *said* they will do.
All politicians are ambitious for power and will do anything to achieve it - including, *LIE* their asses off.
How many times do you need to see history repeated, viv
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@vivify saidSo, if we are all having a beer and Vivify just said that, that people will continue to work in a socialist society......
There is no legitimacy to claims that people won't work in a socialist society.
Questions would fly...."So if an average citizen is working everyday, and the govt decides that starting now, he will be in a class where, from now on, he will be supported by the government, .......he will live 'for free', if you will,.. do you think he will just keep on working?"
I speak of the average citizen, which would not include me, I would def keep working.
@moonbus saidfire your kids and get cheaper, more hardworking kids from vietnam
Teach your kids about unrestrained capitalism:
Employ your kids to take out the trash and make them pay for their supper with the pennies you pay them. If they try to organize a strike for better pay and conditions, throw them out and hire the neighbor kids for less.
If they give you any sass, let Adam Smith's visible hand warm their backsides.
π
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@earl-of-trumps saidSocialism is when the people as a whole control the means of production. Why would the people not do for themselves what they've said they would do?
And when you turn full power over to the socialist,, there is no guarantee that will do what they *said* they will do.
More examples right-ringers don't know what they're talking about.