noddy wrote:Heracleum Persicum wrote:noddy wrote:.
socialism is a specific political viewpoint that does need a name, it is a belief is that communism is good but failed because it was too much, too fast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Society
your favourite canadian family, the trudeau's, are an example of it in action and show how its different to communism.
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Don't mistake "human right" with "socialism".
Universal healthcare or education or unemployment insurance and other stuff of that nature is part of "enhanced", modern time, human rights.
Capitalism & Communism is "fundamental" school of
"social contract" .. heart of the matter is
"Property Rights" .. "private property" versus "common property" and rights of.
Hi taxes does not make a Capitalist system anything else, as long as "private property" is foundation of the system.
In that sense, I do not understand what "socialism" means ?
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you have your own special Azari point of view on the perfect place for socialism to stop turning capitalism into communism, that is fine, we all have our own view on this matter.
the fabians, of which trudeau is a member, think its a constant movement in that direction step by step, it never stops.
they consider property rights as a short term evil that will eventually go away.
universal healthcare - government taking responsibility for every aspect of your life from fitness to diet and the amount of money you spend on insurance, highly communist - a capitalist will let you eat yourself to death in lazyness and would not force you to purchase things you dont want.
education - in a capitalist world each family chooses which type of school gets their money to educate their child in their morality, highly communist and the corner stone of the culture war everyone loves so much
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Canada, Trudeau, still light yrs away from "socialism" you refer to, why you not look at Sweden or Nederland etc.
Healthcare and education and many other goodies that Trudeau can not dream off a reality in Sweden and Nederland since nearly 100 yrs .. and ? .. Is "property rights" in Sweden or Nederland less than in America ?
NO
As said, level of taxes (and what tax money spend for) does not change the nature of Capitalism.
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How those high taxes are spent relates to "community standard", what the people want.
Have you heard anybody in Sweden or Nederland or Germany or Europe giving money to University or Cancer research, what is called "philanthropy" is America ?
NO
Why ?
Because, the state taxes high and spends that money for Hospitals and university .. no need to depend on private donations like in America.
In America, the society agreed on "Fee for Service" .. meaning you pay for service rendered, education, health, etc, you have no money ? bad luck.
In Europe, society pays for those service, from "hi" Tax revenues.
All boils to "definition" of
human rights
Is "universal free healthcare" like in France and Sweden and Nederland, a "Human Right" ? ?
If yes, than society must pay for that, from Taxes
If no, than "fee for service".
"Human rights" is not primarily "homosexual carnival", but right of "free education" or "free healthcare".
That is heart of the matter.
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