amethusos* Wrote:
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> k-man Wrote:
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> > A company I worked for used to push United Way
> > too. I took offense at UW's practice in the
> 1980s
> > of telling you how much you "should" give based
> on
> > your income.
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> Americans scream about socialism but these
> organizations and the head honchos on the job who
> want to look "good" act very socialist by stating
> what should be given based on earnings. Isn't that
> the idea of Socialism of how those 'in need' are
> able to take from someone who has more? I really
> need to read the Ayn Rand book I have in the
> house, Atlas Shrugged. The only people who want to
> benefit off of socialism in this country are the
> breeders.
Selective socialism, such as what we have in America to reward breeders who act irresponsibly and continue to act irresponsibly, dare I say, is not at all very different than the "National Socialism" practiced by Adolf Hitler in 1940s Germany.
BTW, I hate it when people start bringing Hitler up into any conversation, but, I just really feel that it's the best possible example I can give here.
"National Socialism" was essentially selective socialism. Eventually it devolved into genocide, but before the murdering really got started, the programs of National Socialism were specifically designed to reward the behaviors and races approved by Nazi ideology. If you were a white blonde breeder, even out of wedlock, you were set up for life.
Anyways, what I'm trying to point out here is that outside of Nazi Germany, America is the only nation in the world that practices "selective socialism." None of the other socialist-democratic socialist countries do this in the west. Everyone gets healthcare, education, job help and some bootstraps in the other countries that practice socialist ideas.
Now let me ask you this. You think the breeders in America would throw a fit if they thought that maybe they wouldn't be able to get expensive brand name drugs for bratley, but instead had to settle for generics, so that uninsured adults could have some health coverage? Oh fuck yeah the Nazis would throw a fit, you betcha!!!!
I don't know who these breeders think is paying for bratleys free health coverage, because with their child tax credits, it sure as fuck isn't them. You'd think they'd want to keep us as healthy for as long as possible so they could keep working us into the ground to support bratley n' fambly. What happens when more and more childless and childfree start dropping out of the tax system by virtue of disability from years of no health care? Talk about shortsightedness.