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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I'm more of a balance guy. I think that it ends up being the best way to properly balance private and public incentives. That's one reason why I like Canada. While I agree with you about the taxation, do you not agree that a completely socialist nation indisputably leads to inefficiencies both at a national and personal level?
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Fair enough, I think there are always grey areas so I respect your balance.
The thing is, people always will be quick to say that things like socialism work on paper, but not in reality, and I am always quick to say: "How do you know that?" There has never been one completely socialist state to prove that point. There have been a number of political leaders claiming to be, but that was/is a ploy to be a repressive dictator.
I think with essential services, it is in the best interest of the people to have some sort of regulation to ensure a certain quality of life. I also do not see a problem with instead of profits going towards big corporations, going to the state to ensure low cost for essential services and providing social programs for it's citizens.
I hear the "What about all the jobs corporations create?" I don't see how government run companies would lose jobs. It's not like the same jobs don't exist when the government runs the corps.
I have a meeting I must go to... to be continued.