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Edited by Mad Max:
9/27/2013 8:24:23 PM
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Can we talk about economic philosophies and politics?
[spoiler]Fair warning - I am by no means an economist, nor have I taken any economic classes outside of the intro classes I had to take in undergrad[/spoiler]
What benefit is it to society to let true capitalism run its course? No government assistance programs, no "hand-outs", not "entitlements." Should we really support the "every man for himself" philosophy?
Isn't it in our best interests, both as a country and as a society, to help those who cannot help themselves? We're only as strong as our weakest link, so don't we all benefit when we help each other?
I understand that a great many don't enjoy paying taxes [or even go so far as to call it "theft"], but doesn't it help us all when we help each other; when we can provide for those who cannot provide for themselves?
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4 RepliesNo one advocates for a true no government involvement capitalist society and anyone who says people do advocate for that are completely ill informed and have no idea what they're talking about. OF COURSE we need to have SOME government regulation, but there's a key word there: SOME. Big Government is WRONG, VERY WRONG. We need little government regulation with the market creating competition to lower prices. In a perfect society, you worry about yourself, your family, and then your community. In a society where the government isn't involved in your life, you have this thing called PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. It's NOT the governments job to take care of you, it's YOUR job to take care of the government. Remember: [i]The bigger the government, the smaller the people.[/i]
