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Hauler

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Trump stirs up new racism storm with fresh attack on immigrants
“Many of those people will probably have AIDS and they're coming into our country,” said the former president.
I really, really wish he'd listen to people who tell him that these type of statements are horrible and completely unnecessary.

Scare tactics are pathetic.
 

Hauler

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What do you hate about socialism Hauler @Hauler ?
We are already in a largely socialist society. It's necessary and I'm fine with it.
But full on socialism doesn't work - that's been proven time and time again.

But our current system is broken. We need to enforce existing monopoly laws that are largely ignored and end the business models of infinite growth and consolidation.
 

Freeloading Rusty

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But our current system is broken. We need to enforce existing monopoly laws that are largely ignored and end the business models of infinite growth and consolidation.
So you want to move more towards socialism and further away from free market capitalism?
 

John Lee Pettimore

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We are already in a largely socialist society. It's necessary and I'm fine with it.
How do you figure that?


But full on socialism doesn't work - that's been proven time and time again.
Full on anything doesn't work. The world is far more complex than that, and humans have the same flaws no matter what system we devise. No political or economic system will or can eliminate human greed, ignorant arrogance, or tribalism.

But our current system is broken. We need to enforce existing monopoly laws that are largely ignored and end the business models of infinite growth and consolidation.
Yep.

The problem isn't unchecked socialism, or even unchecked capitalism. It's unchecked corporatism, tribalism, and anti-intellectualism.

But yeah, when you look at how easy it is for the Bezoses and Trumps of the world to pay virtually nothing in income tax, while tens of millions of peasants applaud that and say that it just shows that tax rates on billionaires should be lowered...... yeah, there's problems, all right.

??
 

Hauler

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So you want to move more towards socialism and further away from free market capitalism?
Not necessarily.
Monopolies prohibit competition and constrict a free market. That's why they are (or should be deemed as) illegal. Competition is healthy for a successful economy, which is also why I'm not a fan of full-blown socialism.
 

Freeloading Rusty

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Not necessarily.
Monopolies prohibit competition and constrict a free market. That's why they are (or should be deemed as) illegal. Competition is healthy for a successful economy, which is also why I'm not a fan of full-blown socialism.
A free market is not a free market if gintervention is involved.

A free market will govern itself, that is the main concept.

I am actually surprised you’re calling for more big govt intervention in your economy.
 

Hauler

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Feb 3, 2016
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A free market is not a free market if gintervention is involved.

A free market will govern itself, that is the main concept.

I am actually surprised you’re calling for more big govt intervention in your economy.
A free market does govern itself - to an extent. But if allowed to run completely free from law, you end up with few purchasing options, collusion and unchecked price manipulations. Large corporations buy up any competition that might come their way and they become bigger. It's a snowball rolling down a never-ending hill.

I'm not really looking for more govt intervention. I'm looking for them to enforce the laws they already have in place.
 

SuperPig

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I really, really wish he'd listen to people who tell him that these type of statements are horrible and completely unnecessary.

Scare tactics are pathetic.
But it works great on the idiots that worship him.