Imagine a government that does everything for you from cradle to grave.  Born in a government hospital at no cost, given medical care at no cost, given food, housing, spending money, government job,  elderly pay and funeral services at end of life.

Sounds pretty enticing to think about – everything FREE!  Is it really free?  What if you didn’t want to work the government job given to perform?  Can you refuse?  Do you dare to refuse?

Socialism/communism/Marxism as purely practiced is a small elite at the governing top, and everyone else at the bottom doing jobs to support the government.  That could include anything from farm work, sewer work, construction work, medical work, etc.  You would be a ward of the state and would be assigned your job.

If you were a doctor, scientist, teacher, administrator, etc.  — your salary would be the same as everyone else’s.  If you were a factory worker, you may make slightly less, but would be happy in the knowledge you’ll be working for equality and humanity.  Everyone would be equal;  to each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

All sounds good, except humans aren’t machines nor are they satisfied with mediocrity.  Socialism is BULLSHIT!  It doesn’t work, can’t work, won’t work, never has, never will.  Ask anyone who experienced living under socialism/communism from Russia or China.  They will all tell you it was oppressive and unworkable.

Russia and China in the last 20 years  have embraced capitalism and benefitted from their choice.  Their standards of living have increased and there are gains in capital that allows workers to improve their lives — better food, housing, more choices — moving toward a ”middle class” status.

On M-6 highway east of the Kalamazoo Ave. interchange there is a sign on the south side of the road:

Marxism/Socialism = Poverty and Hunger

No truer words were on a warning sign.

The only difference between Democrats today and socialists of Russia and China is that Democrats say they can do socialism smarter and better (though none have ever lived under Socialism.  I tend to agree with their optimism., but that means the government Democrats embracing socialism would bring on poverty and hunger quickly, because most have never had experience running a popcorn stand, let alone a company selling desired, popular product and they are making laws governing this land.

They are not our brightest and best among us. They make outrageous statements and lean socialist with a capital “S.”

A Facebook post by a capitalist explains why capitalism works :

”A guy looked at my airplane the other day and said “I wonder how many people I could have fed for the price of that airplane?”

I replied,” I am not sure, it fed a lot of families at the Dassault factory where it was built. I’m sure it fed a bunch of families that rolled the aluminum at the Alcoa factory.  It surely fed a lot of people at the Honeywell factory where the experts built the turbines.  It fed a whole company for a few weeks when I had them build me a new interior. It feeds the families of linemen that fuel it.

That’s the difference between capitalism and a welfare (socialism) mentality.  When you buy something, you put money in people’s pockets, and give them dignity for their skills.

When you give someone something for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self worth.

Capitalism is freely giving your money in exchange for something of value.  It is an equal exchange – money for a product/service.

Socialism is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat that you never asked for.”

Well said, well said indeed.

About the recent news:

I’m with the President.  If you don’t like this country, please leave!  Go someplace else and experience their way of life. You might like it. I doubt it, but you may. If this country is so bad, why are so many people are trying to get in?

The author of this website, Mr. Young, Basura, Ms. Mandeville, Couchman and others will love this post! Enjoy and feel compelled to respond my socialist friends! These are the same people who benefitted greatly from our capitalist system. As is quoted regularly on this website by me and Army Bob “A capitalistic republic is the worst type of government, until it is compared to all other forms of government.”

The rotting of America from within continues…