re: #197 eon

In a socialist state, they take all your money, give you lots of benefits, and expect you to come up with more money to pay for it all. If you fail, the country goes bankrupt, and that group of dimbulbs is replaced by another group of dimbulbs who try the same thing over again.

In a Marxist state, they take everything, and demand that you produce for “the good of the people”. If you fail, they shoot you. They only lose power when they can no longer pay the guys with the guns.

/Sort of like Chicago with less fashion sense.

cheers

eon

That’s a good way to distinguish between the two. In essence, then, socialism doesn’t allow you to suceed, but at least it allows you to opt-out once you realize the scam the tax-payer is in. Communism will ensure “from each according to his means” like it or not.