Reflections on Marxism & Capitalism
Posted by gio23 on April 24, 2007
- One thinks of the US as big Capitalist society, however, if we examine closer we find that We have a Social Security Benefit ( as terrible as it is); Medicare, Welfare, Head Start, Free lunch program, Free Breakfast program, We also have Disability benefits, Food Stamps, etc I can go on and on. Marxism has been here and will keep going, the latest “Prescription Care”?
- Do I believe that these are necessary, of course they are, if they are not abused, and like most government programs, they are abused and out of control.
- Capitalism works only when government is out of it’s way, low taxes, and fewer regulations. It allows us to dream, to have optimism, to hope for better days.
- Some have villafied the corporate world, “Big Oil”, “Big Pharm”, etc. unfairly, I dont hear anyone complaining about the cost of water and milk they drink. It’s all political!
- The Basic ingredient for any ideology to work, is what we sometimes take for granted and that is FREEDOM!
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Sally Garcia said
John, I see nothing wrong with Social Security and I plan to start drawing my “fair share” next year, after having paid into the system for 40 years. Yes, we have many vestiges of a socialist government, but during the depression, before both of our times, and I only know about it historically, the voters demanded that government do something to mitigate the worst by-products of a capitalistic society, like high unemployment. My mother’s family was “relatively” wealthy and lived on a farm in NC during the Depression, but my father’s family lost its land. I have a friend whose mother lived in a tent during the Depression, so you and I are pretty spoiled by comparison.
mavsfan said
I thought Monday’s discussion on Marxism, Socialism and indirectly Capitalism was interesting and lively. I think that we have to examine each system and take note of the positive and negative aspects. I agree that this country does have elements of socialism in our social programs which I think are necessary. My brother’s girlfriend is from Germany and she has told me about their job security and maternity leave benefits and they sound really great. At the same time, the unemployment rate is much higher than here from what I understand. It is important to continually be aware of what is going on in our country and the world to better understand all of the possibilites.
Thanks for your insight. I enjoyed it.