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Originally Posted by shakran
Communism is a much better system than capitalism. . On paper. Trouble is it fails to take into account human nature. And the guys that are in charge are going to want to be more equal than the rest of the country. That's where corruption sets in, money starts flowing upward, leaving the peasants with very little.
It's also important to remember that communism is NOT a system of government, but of economics. It's often confused.
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I disagree. Any system that entirely disregards imbalances in individual productivity in favor of total equality to is fatally flawed. Perhaps on the most basic level, when it is required for the survival of a small group, then it is appropriate or even ideal, but on a large scale I feel that a free market with only minimal limitations is the best solution. I have no problem with a limited welfare program to help the truly unable to sustain themselves, but those who are not willing to work deserve nothing.
This post:
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=93643 gives us a good idea of how we work. If our entire community is within ever member's monkeysphere, then we will be able to sustain a communist tribe. Once it grows beyond, competition is required to sustain us.
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Originally Posted by pan6467
Today we are seeing a bit of resurgence, and had oil not gone up the way it has, we may well have been on the road to somewhat of a recovery. But the problem is, management is capitalizing on the weak labor and being as greedy themselves as the unions once were.
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I think that the oil price spikes are goign to be a huge stimulus for our economy as soon as they hit a point high enough to force us into alternative energy solutions. The Europeans might be fine just dealing with high prices as part of life, but we're some stubborn bastards over here and we won't be happy until we can pour another 60 gallons of 50-cent-per-gallon corn oil into our Hummer H155's and giggle childishly as that tiny, efficient European sedan drives under us with enough clearance to go over a speedbump without so much as a dented roof