Because they wanted free stuff

[MacTheKnife]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

 

[Wyatt earp]

They also still don't have the infrastructure to move the goods deep inside Russia

 

[BULLDOG]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Free stuff? You mean like the massive tax breaks we just gave to the super rich, at the expense of working people? That kind of free stuff?

 

[JoeB131]

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Wow... just wow. Taking an example of greed and trying to compare it to socialism...

You guys never cease to amaze.

The problem with Russia is that it was ALWAYS behind the west for all of it's history. True, they've had a few guys like Peter the Great or Stalin who tried to push it forward brutally, but at it's heart, it really doesn't want to move forward.

To say Socialism is why the USSR failed is as shallow as saying that Capitalism is why the British Empire failed.

Um. No. They failed because of imperialism.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Free stuff? You mean like the massive tax breaks we just gave to the super rich, at the expense of working people? That kind of free stuff?

Why do Leftists spend all of their time coveting what others have instead of living your life?

 

[JoeB131]

Why do Leftists spend all of their time coveting what others have instead of living your life?

Mostly because they did the hard work to create it.

This is kind of what you guys don't get. When you have most of the population living in poverty and a very small group living in opulence, people get fed up with that shit at a certain point.

That's what happened in Russia in 1917. Iran in 1979, France in 1789 and Cuba in 1959.

Today we have 40% of the population with less than 1% of the wealth, while the top 1% has 43% of the wealth.

That's a recipe for disaster.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Why do Leftists spend all of their time coveting what others have instead of living your life?

Mostly because they did the hard work to create it.

This is kind of what you guys don't get. When you have most of the population living in poverty and a very small group living in opulence, people get fed up with that shit at a certain point.

That's what happened in Russia in 1917. Iran in 1979, France in 1789 and Cuba in 1959.

Today we have 40% of the population with less than 1% of the wealth, while the top 1% has 43% of the wealth.

That's a recipe for disaster.

You didn’t build that.

 

[JoeB131]

You didn’t build that.

Pretty much...

Now, how about addressing the point. Trump has done an okay job of blaming China and Mexicans for the one percent screwing over the working class, but at some point, as a wise Republican said, you' can't fool all the people all of the time.

 

[Weatherman2020]

You didn’t build that.

Pretty much...

Now, how about addressing the point. Trump has done an okay job of blaming China and Mexicans for the one percent screwing over the working class, but at some point, as a wise Republican said, you' can't fool all the people all of the time.

So you’re ok with illegals screwing low income Americans. Figures.

 

[JoeB131]

So you’re ok with illegals screwing low income Americans. Figures.

How are they doing that? Low Income americans don't want the jobs that undocumented workers are doing.

True story. Worked for a company where the boss hired a "Temp Agency" to send in about six "undocumented workers" to do the scrub work in the plant. - Packing out boxes, cleaning up the floors, etc.

Well, this company got bought out by a bigger company. And the first thing this company did was decree the temp company had to assure that anyone they sent had legal citizenship.

So.... the Mexicans were gone. And the only people they could find to replace them were a bunch of white meth-heads. Scared the shit out of the office ladies. Most of them got high on payday and didn't show up again, so they found a new bunch of scary meth-heads.

BUt they were AMERICAN METH-HEADS, Dammit.

 

[hadit]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Free stuff? You mean like the massive tax breaks we just gave to the super rich, at the expense of working people? That kind of free stuff?

Tax breaks mean you keep more of what is already yours. It means less is taken away. You do know that, right?

 

[Weatherman2020]

So you’re ok with illegals screwing low income Americans. Figures.

How are they doing that? Low Income americans don't want the jobs that undocumented workers are doing.

True story. Worked for a company where the boss hired a "Temp Agency" to send in about six "undocumented workers" to do the scrub work in the plant. - Packing out boxes, cleaning up the floors, etc.

Well, this company got bought out by a bigger company. And the first thing this company did was decree the temp company had to assure that anyone they sent had legal citizenship.

So.... the Mexicans were gone. And the only people they could find to replace them were a bunch of white meth-heads. Scared the shit out of the office ladies. Most of them got high on payday and didn't show up again, so they found a new bunch of scary meth-heads.

BUt they were AMERICAN METH-HEADS, Dammit.

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Ah! Thanks for admitting the Trump economy has so many jobs all Americans can now pick and choose jobs and turn down jobs they don’t want.

 

[JoeB131]

Ah! Thanks for admitting the Trump economy has so many jobs all Americans can now pick and choose jobs and turn down jobs they don’t want.

Yes, we have a bunch of jobs that don't pay shit... so many of us end up doing two of them... that's how awesome things are.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Ah! Thanks for admitting the Trump economy has so many jobs all Americans can now pick and choose jobs and turn down jobs they don’t want.

Yes, we have a bunch of jobs that don't pay shit... so many of us end up doing two of them... that's how awesome things are.

Ah! So now you’re complaining employers don’t have to pay higher wages because they can just hire Mexicans! Hilarious!

 

[JoeB131]

Ah! So now you’re complaining employers don’t have to pay higher wages because they can just hire Mexicans! Hilarious!

Naw, I'm complaining because Americans who have jobs that a Mexican can't do are still getting shit wages.

Hellllllooooooooo..... Mexicans aren't really the problem here. The rich are.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Ah! So now you’re complaining employers don’t have to pay higher wages because they can just hire Mexicans! Hilarious!

Naw, I'm complaining because Americans who have jobs that a Mexican can't do are still getting shit wages.

Hellllllooooooooo..... Mexicans aren't really the problem here. The rich are.

You don’t want higher wages for Americans so you want to import slave labor.

 

[BULLDOG]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Free stuff? You mean like the massive tax breaks we just gave to the super rich, at the expense of working people? That kind of free stuff?

Why do Leftists spend all of their time coveting what others have instead of living your life?

Demanding your fair opportunity is not the same as coveting .

 

[rightwinger]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Nobody gets more free stuff than the wealthy

 

[BULLDOG]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Free stuff? You mean like the massive tax breaks we just gave to the super rich, at the expense of working people? That kind of free stuff?

Tax breaks mean you keep more of what is already yours. It means less is taken away. You do know that, right?

In this case, it means much less is taken from the super rich, but since our expenses don't go down it has to come from somebody. The poor and working class have to make up the difference.

 

[hadit]

I have a neighbor from Russia...we were talking once and I asked him what was the problem with Russia.....abundant natural resources, mostly white folk, intelligent etc.---yet they are lagging way behind where they should be...making some progress but very slowly...I am talking in terms of the common people ...the masses.

He kinda supprised me but what he said I think makes a lot of sense.....his reply was....'because they wanted free stuff'...that is what allowed the communists to get the support they needed to take over....they promised the people 'free stuff'....now let us look at America....never in our history have so many been hooked on wanting free stuff.

There was a time and not all that long ago....when people would not take charity...it was demeaning to them..most believed in working for what one wants or needs.

Now...well I do not even have to tell you...everyone knows...at least half the country wants free stuff ....thus the infatuation with socialism. Look at how gambling has spread across the country...because folks want free money...they think they can get it at the casino.hehheh

Free stuff? You mean like the massive tax breaks we just gave to the super rich, at the expense of working people? That kind of free stuff?

Tax breaks mean you keep more of what is already yours. It means less is taken away. You do know that, right?

In this case, it means much less is taken from the super rich, but since our expenses don't go down it has to come from somebody. The poor and working class have to make up the difference.

Sounds like a good reason to cut spending. Eliminate baseline budgeting and require every program to justify increases. There's really no need to run massive deficits year after year.