02-26-2020, 09:06 PM
(02-26-2020, 07:14 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Government (and non-government) programs help families like mine, which I know because I still benefit from them. That's different from just giving out benefits to people who just don't want to work or are just too lazy to do anything. I've also been on committees and boards to help people like me and families like mine, which, again, is different from people getting benefits just because they don't want to do anything in life.
Who is suggesting giving free stuff to people who refuse to work?
Quote:Then why has he supported socialist countries like Nicaragua, Cuba, and the Soviet Union?
Social programs that help the needy are different from social programs that control everything and full government intervention because those countries fail.
Bernie points to countries like Sweden as examples of socialism success, but the problem there is that, as this video points out, Sweden and other European nations AREN'T socialist.
Bernie thinks they are and proves that by calling them socialist countries because he has no clue what he's talking about.
Once again, Bernie has no clue what he's talking about because those aren't socialist countries.
Therefore Sanders isn’t a socialist and he isn’t proposing socialism, but rather social programs like you and your family benefit from. Crisis adverted. Now you don’t need a gun, thankfully.
Quote:What made America great, even from the start, was people trying to work harder and produce new ideas and new things to get ahead in life. That's the American dream. Why would people have any motivation to better themselves and move forward if they won't see a reward and people who do nothing get just as much as people who try to improve their lives?
Europeans tend to think that they're less likely to control their own destiny, and that you can get ahead in life by working hard, which is, like I said, the American dream. America is based on freedoms, not the government controlling everything. Americans prioritize individual liberty, whereas European countries want more government control.
What motivation does Boeing have to get off the government’s teat if we give them $13 billion in subsidies each year?
Quote:If college were free, then what would be the benefits of working hard in high school to get into a good college
Government funded education doesn’t mean C students get to go to Harvard.
Quote:and what would prevent students from just becoming professional students?
Um, rules that prevent that very thing. Duh.
Quote:The United States is also MUCH more unhealthy than Europe, making healthcare not as big of an expense.
Yeah, that’s what happens when people can afford to go to the doctor.
This is probably the best argument for universal healthcare. People go to the doctor. They get healthier. That reduces the overall cost of healthcare to the government.
