What, exactly, is objectionable about "socialism"?

[Tex]

Originally Posted by tooblue

The final two sentences of your statement only further demonstrates the willfulness of your ignorance. Pray tell what Canadian 'experiment' in your estimation is sub-standard? Please also point out the standard you are using to arrive at your estimation. In addition, please provide evidence to support the assertion that socialism is the (or a) root cause of the death of incentive.

We will spend all day arguing in circles.

Therefore, all that is left for us to do is classify the issue 'so simplistically' in an attempt to see the bigger picture.

Why are you so defensive about Canada? Did I diss the Maple Leaf somewhere? Do you feel Canada is a socialist country?

[BYU71]

Canada, I like Canada. Our parent company is from Canada and they are a great Company. Seriously I am glad they own us instead of some US bank.

Why don't we let Canada become the world leader. They and the Europeans can decide if Russia invading places is wrong and they can either support Israel or let it duke it out with the Arabs.

Let's shut down our military except for the nukes and tell anyone who attacks us we will nuke them. Other than that, everyone else can now fight it out without us getting involved.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by Tex

Why are you so defensive about Canada? Did I diss the Maple Leaf somewhere? Do you feel Canada is a socialist country?

they have a terrible health care system. At least that is what some Canadian told my brother the other day. He said a lot of people die waiting to get treated. Of course that may not be a bad idea. It certainly would cut back on the cost of providing health care.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by BYU71

Canada, I like Canada. Our parent company is from Canada and they are a great Company. Seriously I am glad they own us instead of some US bank.

Why don't we let Canada become the world leader. They and the Europeans can decide if Russia invading places is wrong and they can either support Israel or let it duke it out with the Arabs.

Let's shut down our military except for the nukes and tell anyone who attacks us we will nuke them. Other than that, everyone else can now fight it out without us getting involved.

How do we ensure the best prices for natural resources. The dirty secret is, our military ensures we get the best prices in the Middle East and in other places for natural resources. This is the true reason we have positioned ourselves across the world. When we forgot that and cloaked it in human rights, we lost focus.

Using military for human rights is not in your best interests.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Archaea

You are a liar. I have not said so much.

It will be a process which once set in motion will be nigh impossible to reverse. Examine the British experience in health care and you'll know what I mean.

I trust no argument which starts, "well he won't be able to achieve that because Hillary couldn't..." That's a true red herring, and you know it.

Figures, you lived in Bolivia. You underestimate the risks and overvalue the benefits.

You lived in Germany, so I can understand the paranoia.

Fear not, mein heir. The Anschluss will be peaceful and painless.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by Archaea

How do we ensure the best prices for natural resources? The dirty secret is, our military ensures we get the best prices in the Middle East and in other places for natural resources. This is the true reason we have positioned ourselves across the world. When we forgot that and cloaked it in human rights, we lost focus.

Using military for human rights is not in your best interests.

And using one's military to procure other nations' natural resources is?

you never cease to crack me up.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by Archaea

How do we ensure the best prices for natural resources. The dirty secret is, our military ensures we get the best prices in the Middle East and in other places for natural resources. This is the true reason we have positioned ourselves across the world. When we forgot that and cloaked it in human rights, we lost focus.

Using military for human rights is not in your best interests.

Don't the Canadians get as good of prices on natural resources as we do. We can have $10 a gallon gasoline like the Europeans. Heck, they love their socilaist system and how much it costs.

What I don't get is how the Europeans are so envied by the left for their modern way of looking at things, why aren't they leaving America in droves to migrate to Europe. Only the really rich liberals buy homes and reside in Europe. They understand the aristocracy concept. Why don't they take about 10 million of the poor and middle class along with them if things are so much better for the poor and middle class in Europe.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

And using one's military to procure other nations' natural resources is?

you never cease to crack me up.

Environmentally sound. Survival of the fittest. Surely the environmentalist have nothing against returning to our natural instincts like all others in the animal kingdom.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

You lived in Germany, so I can understand the paranoia.

Fear not, mein heir. The Anschluss will be peaceful and painless.

There is always pain. Siempre, amigo, siempre. Tu no sabes y no conoces como muy fuerte estan los dolores.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by BYU71

they have a terrible health care system. At least that is what some Canadian told my brother the other day. He said a lot of people die waiting to get treated. Of course that may not be a bad idea. It certainly would cut back on the cost of providing health care.

lol