Honest Questions for Liberals

[Clementine]

I'm sure I'll get posts blaming Bush instead of posts that took real thought, but let's try anyway.

Here are six Conundrums of socialism in the United States of America:

1. America is capitalist and greedy - yet half of the population is subsidized.


2. Half of the population is subsidized - yet they think they are victims.


3. They think they are victims - yet their representatives run the government.


4. Their representatives run the government - yet the poor keep getting poorer.


5. The poor keep getting poorer - yet they have things that people in other countries only dream about.


6. They have things that people in other countries only dream about - yet they want America to be more like those other countries.


And why it is that:

1. We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works.

2. We constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about welfare or food stamps running out of money? What's interesting is the first group "worked for" their money, but the second didn't. Think about it.....

3. Why are we cutting benefits for our veterans, no pay raises for our military and cutting our army to a level lower than before WWII, but more money is being spent on illegal aliens.

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[PaintMyHouse]

Let's take your first statement, Capitalism. That's our economic structure, for the most part. Now is there anything in our economy that is subsidized? Any capitalist organization the we help support? And if so, why?

And what is the difference between The People and the Economy? Would they by chance require different rules?

 

[KNB]

Again: Some 95% of 2009-2012 Income Gains Went to Wealthiest 1% - Real Time Economics - WSJ

There is plenty of money on Earth. More than enough to care for every single man, woman and child on every continent. This planet has more than enough to go around. The problem is individual greed and the hoarding of the world's wealth.
The 85 Richest People In The World Have As Much Wealth As The 3.5 Billion Poorest - Forbes