cottonpicken,
Simply put, I know how to make ends meet. So do you.
When goods and money are scarce, as is usually the rule in socialist/communist countries, people have to make ends meet, somehow. But they resort to looking for the good life. Quantity. Variey. Consistency. Dependability. Exotic. Harmony. No force. Co-operation. Mutual respect.
G-8's have worked at this over years. Not perfect, but they have some things in common that have provided positive results all Third-Worlders seek, including Cuba.
Are capitalist countries self-disciplined enough? Some do better than others. You noted that the US is carrying a burdomsome debt, I agree, but their economy is big, big, and their output is astounding. And their will is admirable.
Give the USA credit, cottonpickin, they are the only nation that comes to my mind, that sacrificed their own citizens in a war waged on slavery to put an end to slavery. Not talk. Action. The only nation.
That alone, makes them rank really high in my books. Their economic notions are closely knit with their sense of freedom notions. Hand in hand, CP. Here's the formula:
ECONOMICS FREEDOM = WEALTH
That is a formidible front for a nation/society/town/co-op/family/cottonpicken to build.
The end result is that US citizens are focused, informed, and participatory. They produce. Produce. produce.
Liberty astutely capsulated Cuba's basic problem:
".. a nation that produces next to nothing, can afford next to nothing. Those are the unavoidable consequences of a centrally planned economy."
We had a young man from China work on our farm for some time. It makes me appreciate Canada, cottonpicken.
Seek to define what you like about our political system. I appreciate that we have the opportunity to even have this discourse.
Parsley
Simply put, I know how to make ends meet. So do you.
When goods and money are scarce, as is usually the rule in socialist/communist countries, people have to make ends meet, somehow. But they resort to looking for the good life. Quantity. Variey. Consistency. Dependability. Exotic. Harmony. No force. Co-operation. Mutual respect.
G-8's have worked at this over years. Not perfect, but they have some things in common that have provided positive results all Third-Worlders seek, including Cuba.
Are capitalist countries self-disciplined enough? Some do better than others. You noted that the US is carrying a burdomsome debt, I agree, but their economy is big, big, and their output is astounding. And their will is admirable.
Give the USA credit, cottonpickin, they are the only nation that comes to my mind, that sacrificed their own citizens in a war waged on slavery to put an end to slavery. Not talk. Action. The only nation.
That alone, makes them rank really high in my books. Their economic notions are closely knit with their sense of freedom notions. Hand in hand, CP. Here's the formula:
ECONOMICS FREEDOM = WEALTH
That is a formidible front for a nation/society/town/co-op/family/cottonpicken to build.
The end result is that US citizens are focused, informed, and participatory. They produce. Produce. produce.
Liberty astutely capsulated Cuba's basic problem:
".. a nation that produces next to nothing, can afford next to nothing. Those are the unavoidable consequences of a centrally planned economy."
We had a young man from China work on our farm for some time. It makes me appreciate Canada, cottonpicken.
Seek to define what you like about our political system. I appreciate that we have the opportunity to even have this discourse.
Parsley
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