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Anyway, I feel much closer to socialism than to capitalism, always have and always will. If I did not totally boycott elections, I would probably vote for the communist party
I just don't believe in money as a goal, motivation or whatever. When money becomes the motivation, values are bound to go downhill.
I think you take "money" too literally. I believe most humans inherently want "more" - more food, more pleasure, more power, more trophies, etc. That is why we love sports. That is why musicians like to play in front of crowds instead of the mirror. That is why painters want other people to look at their work. A wine maker makes wine for himself and the people that buy it.
Money is a means to get "more." Workers are trading labor for wages so they can first satisfy their basic needs. And they are willing to do more labor for more wages so they can get "more." Everyone wants different things.
Socialism suppresses this inherent behavior. It trades achievement for some illusion of equality. And it breaks down over time because people are not satisfied with a government controlled allocation of what makes them happy. The temporary happiness of workers goes away, and instability rises over time. That is why every country that has a socialist economy is run by a dictator or near dictator. These governments suppress civil rights such as freedom of press and freedom of expression because they don't want the people to know that others have a better life. They don't want people to communicated broadly - which can drive increased power by citizens.
Anyway, I feel much closer to socialism than to capitalism, always have and always will. If I did not totally boycott elections, I would probably vote for the communist party
I just don't believe in money as a goal, motivation or whatever. When money becomes the motivation, values are bound to go downhill.
You would not like communism either. It is totally based on greed and money. Do you really think the communist bosses in Russia or North Korea were not greedy? Only a fool would think communism doesn't have money as a goal. Communism rewards greed. Every government has winners and losers and communism is no different.
Greed is a human trait and has nothing to do with economic or political affiliation.
So youre saying taxes serve a common interest for a government that facilitates the needs of people that those people couldn't manage individually?
The vast majority of people want to be governed in some way. They recognize that an orderly society benefits us all. So they (we) want a government that reflects our values and has the resources required to protect our values.
I think it is obvious there is no agreement on what an ideal government is. But we also recognize ideal is not possible so we accept all kinds of things. And if we have a democratic style of government we can influence our government.
The problem with your statement is that it doesn't define what the needs are that people can't manage individually. Your question about taxes was a response to a post about voluntary charity. And since this thread is about socialism - what are you trying to say?
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