POLITICS & DONALD Annoying Orange MEGATHREAD

[Red Spy]

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[PhantOS]

I mean he's not wrong

theoretically socialism is theft against the 1% while capitalism is theft against the 99%

both are majorly flawed and the best possible system would be somewhere in betweem capitalism and socialism, not too much of one or the other

[Master Matthew²]

theoretically socialism is theft against the 1% while capitalism is theft against the 99%

both are majorly flawed and the best possible system would be somewhere in betweem capitalism and socialism, not too much of one or the other

Yesh, until the taxes get pushed toward the middle class, like they always do.

[Nonnel]

Yesh, until the taxes get pushed toward the middle class, like they always do.

what is your basis of comparison

[Red Spy]

theoretically socialism is theft against the 1% while capitalism is theft against the 99%

The tax rate for the middle class in Denmark is like 50%

[PhantOS]

what does denmark have to do with anything

[Red Spy]

Denmark is a very socialist country

[PhantOS]

thanks for that little information nugget. now can we start discussing socialism and not one socialist country

[Kochieboy]

thanks for that little information nugget. now can we start discussing socialism and not one socialist country

Okay, socialism is not a viable economy on its own.

[Red Spy]

thanks for that little information nugget. now can we start discussing socialism and not one socialist country

It's not going to get any better

[PhantOS]

Okay, socialism is not a viable economy on its own.

neither is capitalism because eventually the economy fails to regulate itself properly and a whole series of other bullstuff starts to arise (ie ecological damage, loss of individual rights, etc)

there's such thing as equilibrium and balance, and right now our country lacks these elements, same as denmark.

[Red Spy]

neither is capitalism because eventually the economy fails to regulate itself properly and a whole series of other bullstuff starts to arise (ie ecological damage, loss of individual rights, etc)

It also happens 10x slower than pretty much anything else

[Kochieboy]

neither is capitalism because eventually the economy fails to regulate itself properly and a whole series of other bullstuff starts to arise (ie ecological damage, loss of individual rights, etc)

That's why we have a mixed economy to solve this stuff out so we have the frame and the moving parts to keep this machine in one piece.

[PhantOS]

It also happens 10x slower than pretty much anything else

but causes greater long-term damage that is hard to be reversed. free-market and unregulated capitalism is arguably riskier than socialism since you end up with current conditions where corporations have more power than the government and use lobbying to get exactly what they want at the expense of common people's rights.

its pick your poison- you either choose socialism and and make $5 an hour or you choose capitalism and in 30 or so years you'll die of some factory-produced carcinogen or water pollutant. or, there's always the in-between, where there's a balanced amount of corporate and private tax as well as proper regulations with mutual benefit in mind

That's why we have a mixed economy to solve this stuff out so we have the frame and the moving parts to keep this machine in one piece.

the best possible system would be somewhere in betweem capitalism and socialism, not too much of one or the other

[Red Spy]

or you choose capitalism and in 30 or so years you'll die of some factory-produced carcinogen or water pollutant

Is this really the best you can cone up with? That happens in like every single country regardless of economic system