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The United States Should Never Convert To Socialism
Socialism is bad system. It's not only that it doesn't work. First of all it's unfair to hard working people, could you imagine working 12 hours and getting the same as someone who sits on the couch all day. Second, we goods which have bad quality but government get to keep what they want for themselves. Third, the government usually abuses people under this system. For example, you could have something taken away from you if the leaders felt like it. We can produce and share food to end world hunger or use welfare against poverty.
 JoeCool  24 Sep 2008 22:07
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I came from a socialist country to America for a reason , sorry but I'd rather not have my rights stripped from me. The founding fathers built this country on freedom and this nation was doing a phenomenal job until the government started getting involved. If you haven't realized the more the idiots in Washington get involved the more we and our economy suffer and now we are allowing the government to attempt sweeping up the mess they created in the first place. They are the source of the problem so why are we looking to them for solutions!?!!!!
 
 needle  25 Sep 2008 20:13
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Very awesome debate! Joe Cool. Thanks :-)

And your argument was so well put articulated into detailed info, that I add.....nothing...;-)

Except to say how much I AGREE!!!!!!
 
 Scorpion  25 Sep 2008 16:37
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I've always been very anti-socialist. The government should back out of people's lives and let them do their own thing.
 
 ur_wrong  24 Sep 2008 23:43
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What are you talking about?

The bailouts of the banks using public money is the biggest act of socialism in the history of the world. If the US really were capitalist, it would have "let the market decide" as it claims when small businesses want help.
 
 K9  25 Sep 2008 04:19
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 The government is buying out groups like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to convert to socialism, we are doing to fix the economy, i'm pretty sure oneday they will be returned into private hands.
by  JoeCool
 30 Sep 2008 00:18
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I think you are crossing the boundries between socialism and communism.
I believe a healthy society needs a balance.
Most hard working people who made something of themselves appreciate the breaks they got along the way, and there but for the grace of God, are willing to give something back.
I find it funny, that a country as religious as America, who claim to follow the teachings of Christ, bemoan these ideals as un-American? For me, to think otherwise, would be un- Christian.
 
 2free  25 Sep 2008 00:11
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 You have made a very important point: **willing** to give something back. Socialism is not about choice.
by  achmed
 25 Sep 2008 01:05
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I don't think that Socialism would be effective because we are already using too many tax dollars to support programs like welfare that only handicap the American people and keep them from working because in the back of their minds they know they never will have to work because there will always be Section 8 housing, Food Stamps, and Welfare. I want to keep my money. Its one thing to donate to an orphange but that's not where our money is going. I am not even 18 and Im tired of paying taxes already!!!!
 
 ambercol  24 Sep 2008 23:10
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