Tag: Socialism

The Swedish Experiment – the “do’s and don’ts”

Peanut Gallery: I begin with the premise that “socialism” is contrary to human nature and is inevitably doomed to failure.

It fails because some people work hard and others don’t. The “do’s” eventually create better a lifestyle for themselves and begin to resent the “don’ts” or, vice versa, as in this article. Either way, socialists finally “run out of other people’s money” (Margaret Thatcher) and the system fails.

It can fail from the top down, when the “do’s” start running out of money and feel the pain, or from the bottom up when the “don’ts” refuse to take any responsibility for themselves and take to the streets to demand their “fair share” (think Greece).

This article on The Swedish Utopian Experiment makes my point.
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“Sweden has seen the steepest increase in inequality over 15 years amongst the 34 OECD nations, with disparities rising at four times the pace of the United States, the think tank said.”

Swedish equality fades away as rich get richer

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A homeless man sleeps on the street in Stockholm in this February 18, 2012 file photo. In a 15-year span, Sweden has seen the steepest increase in…more
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People participating in the class war safari observe buildings at the upper class district at Solsidan in Saltsjobaden near Stockholm in this January.
BY MIA SHANLEY, REUTERS MARCH 23, 2012

STOCKHOLM – Fredde and Mickan own a waterfront mansion in the Stockholm suburbs, hire Polish help and have endless cash to spend on state-of-the-art barbecues and designer labels. Continue reading “The Swedish Experiment – the “do’s and don’ts”” →

5 Reasons Socialism Is Inferior To Capitalism – John Hawkins

Peanut Gallery: Here’s a “primer” on Capitalism and Free Markets – why they work. Are there abuses, of course. But Government-controlled central planning is much worse. If absolute power corrupts absolutely (and it does), why would we think that government employees who can’t be fired would be any less corrupt than the rest of us. And what makes us think that politicians and government employees are smarter and wiser than the rest of us when it comes to telling us how to live our lives? It’s true – some people get screwed in a capitalist system. But in a socialist system, everybody gets screwed… except for the politicians.

 “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” — Winston Churchill

5 Reasons Socialism Is Inferior To Capitalism – John Hawkins – Townhall Conservative Columnists .

Saying that capitalism is better than socialism is like saying that winning a million dollars is better than being in a high impact car crash. In other words, if you have an open mind, a good grasp on human nature and economics, and a passing knowledge of world history, there’s absolutely no question that capitalism is superior to socialism.

Unfortunately, this lesson has been lost on a lot of people because our school systems have become so mediocre, there are no pure capitalist and socialist systems, and there are a lot of people who promote socialism for reasons that have nothing to do with economics. Is it surprising, for example, that politicians prefer an economic system that concentrates power in their hands as opposed to a system that makes them less relevant? Would anyone be shocked to find out that there are people who like the idea of making money based on whom they know and where they put their campaign contributions as opposed to slugging it out in the free market?

So with all that in mind, it is worth explaining, once again, why capitalism is absolutely, undeniably, unquestionably superior to socialism. Continue reading “5 Reasons Socialism Is Inferior To Capitalism – John Hawkins” →