I think it's implied already that certain people are going to strongly disagree in this thread. I don't think calling them out by name helps anything, though. Let's not put words in peoples' mouths; this is kind of inflammatory already, y'know?
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Originally Posted by BartAllen
It has happened EVERY SINGLE TIME.
The worst part is that people think socialism is somehow better than capitalism. Where has it ever been better? It hasn't. This crap these folks talk about is a fairytale.
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The thing is, most of them will give you a story about how it would work better for THEM, individually and specifically. But then you take those things, "blow them up" to apply to millions of people, and suddenly those things aren't feasible anymore.
Which is why any serious economist will tell you that you have to ignore the emotional factors when deciding on policy; everyone has the "sobbiest" sob story, which in their minds makes them take priority over everyone else, but the job is to start with "Everyone else" first and work backwards. That's why "Sympathy makes bad Policy."
Even in a system that
generally works best for the majority, you're still going to have a lot of people struggle because no system is perfect. You have to look at Opportunities For Advancement, and this is still the country with the highest number of "Poor Folk Who Became Millionaires" pound-for-pound in the world. In America, you have the absolute best chance of being Nobody and Becoming Somebody. Your odds are much smaller elsewhere, generally speaking.
A lot of things people want are "On Paper" ideas. They sound great but don't work well in practice.
EDIT: Sorry you had such a rough go for a while, BA. Hopefully your life is much smoother now and going forward.