Rigby5
Diamond Member
What social experiment was being done here in the US like you said.
I laugh when you bring up Venezuela & ignore the ,any successes.
which socialist countries have been economic successes? Which capitalist countries have been economic failures?
That is easy.
The US is one of the most socialist countries in the world, with things like Social Security, subsidized college tuition, Hoover Dam, St. Lawrence Seaway, etc. and all socialist programs make the whole country far more economically successful.
Capitalist countries like the Soviet Union under Stalin, failed totally because they were too greedy and centralized decision making to one individual instead of a socialist democracy.
If that confuses you, just remember that socialist means communal, which means democracy.
While capitalist means individual greed, which means dictatorship.
Its quite obvious that you have no idea what the two systems consist of or what they are based on. Stop wasting our time here.
I know exactly what all the systems are based on, and there are not just two of them, but an infinite set of principles that can be orthogonal in some ways, and coincident in others. It is not nearly as simple as you claim, and it is likely all you know about is Stalinism, which any knowledgeable person knows is a form of capitalism called "State Capitalism".
From what little you have written, likely you know nothing about economics or politics at all.
Socialism is from our genetic code in our DNA, and is what allows any social animal to survive, like Meerkats.
Socialism may be in our genetic code, Meerkats too, but they don't pay taxes. So they would have that in common with illegals.
Not sure I understand, because the whole point of socialism is an inherent responsibility to the group. Before currency, that meant mutual defense, bringing food to those temporarily unable to fend for themselves, etc. These days of currency, that means taxes. Taxes are EXACTLY what is socialist about modern government. And illegals likely do not only pay taxes, but increase production, which also increases tax revenue.