socialism facts

[FUZO]

TweetAn economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.
After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.
But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.. The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that....

But I bet some still do not get it, mainly because you are the useless!

[Dzone]

Tweetthats exactly what happens.

"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good
of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live
under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.
The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may
at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good
will torment us without end for they do so with the approval
of their own conscience." --CS Lewis

[daved150]

Tweetyep...thats the way it goes and thats the way its headed

[horsepwr]

TweetSo long as the governement doesn't try to equalize much more, and doesn't make it close to impossible to be a success on your own. Capitalism will rise back to the occasion.

The skys are already opening back up in the touchstone energy world. Ever slowly, but it's beginning to happen...in that industry, at least, so far. I've heard one other person mention something about construction, but it's summer in FL...so...

I'm just hoping we don't fail, as your example Fuzo. The strange part is I've heard Americans pulling for socialism. They, of course, have no aspirations. Just a distorted view.

[deepsouth]

Tweetthat is greatly put!