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Re: Poverty Is No Mystery 

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Re: “Socialism does not work because as soon as the government grants itself
sufficient authority to enact 'socialist reforms', the rich and well
connected will use those levers of authority to enrich themselves
at the expense of everybody else.”


Oh, I think you're right but it's one of the smaller reasons why it doesn't work. The biggest reason socialism doesn't work is because once people discover that there is no monetary incentive to work HARD, most choose to do only as much as they have to do to avoid punishment. Under socialism, only true believers and those who love their work put in the extra effort it takes for a society to prosper, and there just aren't enough of those people to carry the majority.




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Re: Poverty Is No Mystery
By: Zimbler0
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Sat, 04 Aug 18 12:20 AM
Msg. 05229 of 62138

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Indeed, socialism sounds good but, when practiced, leads to disaster.
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I've said this before, and I'll say it again.

Socialism does not work because as soon as the government grants itself
sufficient authority to enact 'socialist reforms', the rich and well
connected will use those levers of authority to enrich themselves
at the expense of everybody else.

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Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek explained why corruption is rife in government: “In government, the scum rises to the top.”
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Ayup.
Zim.


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