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 Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:31 pm
Is communism a good system of government? Do u agree with communism?
I personally don't think so, because of the problems it's had in the past.
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:56 am
Supposedly, communism doesn't work because there is no incentive to make better product or provide superior service because you and your "competition" get paid the same amount no matter what either of you do.
In reality, communism doesn't work because people want wealth and power.
Government officials and organized crime are the two main things preventing communism from working. They cause an imbalance in the distribution of wealth and power. When your form of government relies on everyone having equal everything, you need to have near perfect balance.
At least that is what I think.
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:30 pm
Zebulous Supposedly, communism doesn't work because there is no incentive to make better product or provide superior service because you and your "competition" get paid the same amount no matter what either of you do. In reality, communism doesn't work because people want wealth and power. Government officials and organized crime are the two main things preventing communism from working. They cause an imbalance in the distribution of wealth and power. When your form of government relies on everyone having equal everything, you need to have near perfect balance. At least that is what I think. Yes true but isn't it also possessed to be done on a huge scale but also on a small scale so your "competition" is in theory on the other side of town or you should be the only store *lets say jeans* of jeans, so even if their all bad quality it's about conveyance, the only major things that affects is that foreigners won't buy it. Also could u reinvent communism? Like not every one gets paid the same, but every one is provided with food and shelter as long as they do a service to the country?
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:28 am
I think that it would be awesome to only use money for luxury goods and luxury services. Free health care, free food, and free housing as long as you are working? Hell yes! If you want a "better" house you would use the money from your job to get it. but if you don't then there would be basic housing provided. Food? Ration stamps, but if you want something fancy or imported you pay for it. There would be more of those gourmet grocery stores around. With rationing the epidemic of obesity would decline. All the "stuff" you buy now but don't need you would still buy under this "Neo" communism. Though if the Government is providing/guaranteeing all this, then taxes would be high, I would think.
The problem is that a lot of industries would be severely inconvenienced if this happened. The government would need to be very involved in making jobs for all of the displaced workers. Though it needs to be doing that now anyway.
Edit: I have purified the evil sentence.
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:21 pm
Zebulous I think that it would be awesome to only use money for luxury goods and luxury services. Free health care, free food, and free housing as long as you are working? Hell yes! If you want a "better" house you would use the money from your job to get it. but if you don't then there would be basic housing provided. Food? Ration stamps, but if you want something fancy or imported you pay for it. There would be more of those gourmet grocery stores around. With rationing the epidemic of obesity would decline. All the "stuff" you buy now but don't need you would still buy under this "Neo" communism. Though if the Government is providing/guaranteeing all this, then taxes would be high, I would think. The problem is that a lot of industries would get kicked in the balls if this happened. The government would need to be very involved in making jobs for all of the displaced workers. Though it needs to be doing that now anyway. i didn't read this because u distracted me by the thing about kicking in the balls >.< very distracting
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:41 am
Sigh, I suppose i shall apologize.
I am sorry for writing an indelicate sentence.
I had meant the sentence to grab attention, I guess it grabbed to much attention. I shall try to avoid such graphic metaphors in the future, on this forum.
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:09 pm
Zebulous Sigh, I suppose i shall apologize. I am sorry for writing an indelicate sentence. I had meant the sentence to grab attention, I guess it grabbed to much attention. I shall try to avoid such graphic metaphors in the future, on this forum. o it wasn't indelicate it was just funny and so distracting XP but so you know i re read thru your sentence because i was trying to find it. Here is a scenario (this is Russian communism) People in Russia cannot get light blubs (like 60 watts) so they buy broken light bulbs and replace the broken ones with the good working ones in the factory's (if u have questions about this just let me know i'm trying to bait people to ask questions)
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:30 pm
Grant Austing Is communism a good system of government? Do u agree with communism? I personally don't think so, because of the problems it's had in the past.
like what problems?
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:54 pm
Well for arguments sake, Chairmen Mao and Stalin did not really do Communism justice. Lennon and Trotsky had things going well before Stalin kinda ruined the system.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:43 pm
There has never been any country, that has really followed communism. The rich and powerful people have always been in control, in communism, there is no rich and powerful people. A doctor or lawyer, is worth the same as a brickworker, or garbageman. People argue that whitecollars should be paid more because they went to college.... So what? A bluecollar guy has to go through years of apprentiship before they are paid decent too. They both have to learn their trade, and gain RL experience before they are trusted. Same with doctors going through internship etc.... Lawyers and doctors get paid WAY too much IMHO. I hired a lawyer to help me get out of some traffic tickets that were all bullshit. He said no problem, pay me 3 grand and it all goes away. In reality, I paid him 3 grand, and he made one of four tickets go away. So I paid three grand to the lawyer, then ended up getting another 1500 in fines I had to pay. I go to a dentist, he works on my teeth for 45 minutes and I have to pay him a grand..... WTF. I make a grand a week if I am lucky, and I BUST my a** with my job......
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:20 pm
I don't things should just be handed out. Nothing in this world is free, it costs time and effort to make it, thus the people should be paid justly. Why should those who work hard at their job pay for the slackers? If they slack, let them earn less money.
Even away from business, we are the product of our own labor. If we don't keep in contact with our friends we will no longer see them. You cannot get results from something, only action yields product. Thus, I do not agree with communism on its base.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:38 pm
Dragosan Well for arguments sake, Chairmen Mao and Stalin did not really do Communism justice. Lennon and Trotsky had things going well before Stalin kinda ruined the system. Well when they died look at their funerals i think their a pretty good example of what might happen if we get a communistic dictator.
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