You can say that for Capitalism, too, and any other form of government.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Economy, not government.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Communism especially.....like people just wanna share damnit! But they can't because the rich don't want to lose their wealth for the betterment of society and do there is a clash.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

So* damn iPod

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Reading the POTD and then this comment. Fantastic.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Right. One of the main reasons why it didn't work in the Soviet Union is that the ruling party members actually kept a disproportionately large amount of the state's wealth for themselves.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That and the fact nobody wanted to do shit after they realized they'll get the same amount of pay no matter how hard they work....

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I agree, that's why it bothers me so much when people accuse politicians for being socialist or communist because there is nothing wrong with those beliefs. The basis of having police or firefighters is socialism so why is there a huge uproar for having universal healthcare?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What exactly is socialism? Anywhere i look up is biased.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well depending on who you ask you'll get an opinion based answer; I was raised by socialists so I believe we should use a system like socialism. I don't think I would be objective in answering your question so here is the link to the World Socialist Movement website http://www.worldsocialism.org/articles/what_is_socialism.php I hope it answers your questions

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Oh okay. I think i understand better now. Thanks!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's kinda interesting when people say communism is basically the apocalypse because the 2nd richest/most powerful nation in the world is communist. I'm not saying the US should become communist, but they're clearly not as bad as we think, financially. Also, people say that their money is being taken away to help the people who don't work, but by that logic we should get rid of the army, the police force, firefighters, public education, homeless shelters, financial aid for college, the building of public structures such as bridges, roads, and stoplights, social security, libraries, post offices, and jails. In my opinion, a mixed economy is the best economy. We need work ethic, competition and to be able to advance financially, as well as a safety net to fall back on if something happened to us. The people whining about socialism are also the ones commuting to work on a socialist road and sending their children to a socialist school.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

In my opinion Communism sucks. And so does your silly opinion.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Okay.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Thank you for submitting such an insightful and eye-opening counterargument.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The first lesson my economics teacher taught us was that all governments look good in theory but people corrupt.

by Anonymous 11 years ago