Posted by OnyxKnight
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Posted by risveglio
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Oh your Dad is a lawyer in Europe, that means so much. I have a friend who's Mom is a lawyer and his father is a surgeon and he is dump as ****. History shows that socialism doesn't work, never has, never will. It is based on violence and has no moral justification. If you don't like that your neighbor makes more money than you, then work harder. Find something that people want and you will make plenty more than he ever could. Socialism (even the democratic kind) breeds laziness, contempt and stifles innovation.
You asked how I knew what I was talking about - so I let you know. Old enough to taste a couple of different systems, young enough to require impression, experience and educated opinion from people in fields of law and sociology. Grandad was a miner, but he loved Tito for instance. So, no lawyer or anything, so does his opinion count? (I dislike Tito, just to clear any possible confusion). History has shown that socialism doesn't work when people try to trick the system and make it their own version like they are doing a cover song their own damn way. But it has worked for my country, so, history what?
Yes, money. The root of all problems. It's not that you make more money. I don't want anyone making any money, including myself. Period. I can work just as hard without that. Those who need such an incentive to work at all, those are the lazy bunch you should have a problem with, if laziness and contempt are your banes.
Posted by risveglio
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Almost all of my relatives came here with nothing. Some worked two, three, in some cases four jobs to go from immigrant poor to the middle class. In one generation, due mostly to government handouts, I have a tenth of my extended family that are completely dependent on government because of horrible social policies. When given viable options for employment, the common answer is that they can't because they are going to lose their government benefits.
When I work in the soup kitchens I often here the same thing. "If I get a job, I will lose my welfare". Three years ago a company had 10 openings for work. It provided 3 months guaranteed pay, it included housing and two meals a day. I was only able to get one person to say yes in 4 Sunday's. That's your Socialism. We don't need or want the US to become Europe. Most of us left Europe because it is completely ****ed up.
You are equating welfare with an entire system? What kind of system is you present one remind me? You left Europe because it's completely ****ed up? Oh, please, tell me more how your current setup is so much nicer! I'm dying to hear more!
(tango and tango we dance, but we keep ending up on the argument of flawed system + flawed leadership = bull****^2)
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