@snugg.. True communists want everyone to benefit equally. It's nice, but impractical. This vicious hatred of wealth and the wealthy is something far more sinister than simple communism.
@LightRider that's not capitalism. That's crony capitalism. Big difference. Abuse of government power is not free market. Communism is much closer to institutionalized slavery.
Of course, whether it's capitalism or socialism, it doesn't matter. The best of everything go to the elite. Best homes, schools, hospitals, roads, etc. All only accessible to the system's elite.
And if you had a private health care system and insurance, you would have paid roughly the same amount (when you consider your taxes are your insurance) and not had to wait at all.
Yes you do.. You just pay insurance in the form of taxes.
Did you know that if you put a 100% income tax on the "evil" 1%, you wouldn't get enough to pay for even one socialist program like health care?
BTW, the top military salaries put them in the so-called "1%" you people hate so much.
The military's top generals make hundreds of thousands a year and are virtually guaranteed high level positions when they join the private sector.
The factories in Russia and China didn't have capitalist masters. Instead the communist party leadership were the masters. Socialism doesn't eliminate masters. It just appoints them.
It might be *possible* for non-capitalist businesses to do what capitalists do, but it's not likely to happen.
Shower thought: txhighway needs a special car for memo txs!
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