Why Socialism (and Communism) Fails and why our society is being destroyed

a utopian society is impossible with people, end of discusion.

 

It wouldn't be a utopia, it would just be better than our current society.

 

I only have one question, with the free market working so well with little to no restrictions will there be any guidelines to set to restrict monoplies. If so who will set these guidelines? If there is no central form of government will the state or small communities tax larger companies to stop them from assumming complete control in an industry?

If someone was to assume so much power, control and wealth such as Andrew Carnegie did in any given industry, wouldn't that somewhat destroy the free market if nobody can afford to compete?

 

Great read, but I have a quick question: Would there be any incentive to stop destruction of the environment? I don't understand how a free market would fix that; it doesn't directly affect the consumer.

 

You should read The Stateless Society, it answers that question. It was a link in one of Sythe's posts.

In short, lumber company's would have more incentive to replant after cutting down trees. They would own the land they cut so in the end they'd make more money by replanting than if they were to clear cut and not replant.

I'm sure places like state parks would just become like amusement parks-people pay to go visit them. The people who own them will make more money if it looks good, so there is incentive to keep places like that from being destroyed.

I have questions too though about how we would stop things such as littering and the like.

 

Sythe, I agree with you for the schooling point. For schools in the United States, I doubt many of them would actually teach you you how to keep money in your pocket (i.e., not spending too much when getting a bigger paycheck, not buying things that continually drain money, etc.).

The school system was based on a Prussian system, and while that country is gone, the system is still left behind. This system was meant to train people to be workers and soldiers. In the twenty-first century, not as many people would choose to become a soldier after they graduate from school/university. The schooling system in America should have a mandatory period that teaches one on how to take care of money, instead of trying to cram information about the French Revolution into our minds. In our society where money runs the game, a class like that would surely benefit the future generation.

 

all i have to say is im glad im living in australia instead of USA. we actually have wellfair instead of food coupons you have to pay back anyway. if your poor in america, you die. you have no home, no food, you get sick and cant pay hospital fees so you die. its disgusting.

 

Disclaimer: This person in no way represents the opinions or education level of the average Australian

 

It's not libertarian that's the best, but capitalism. Either I'm mixing up two things, in two different "sectors".

 

Overall communism shouldn't and can't work, there are too many contradictions and illogical properties. Not only because in theory it can't work but in reality. Corrupt governments use the idea of equality and communism to, shall I say, Trojan Horse their way into society and in the end all that is left is blood shed and a bad economy.
However, if a government were to be founded on both the better aspects of Libertarianism and Socialism then perhaps the greatest country in the world could be founded! There is a country like this you say... CANADA?
Just kidding, but the reason why Canada is currently flourishing in the world of economics is due to our government which implies most of the better aspects and socialism and libertarianism. And the fact that the U.S. is heading into recession . Partial-socialism FTW!

 

I do not support a necessarily socialist or communist government, but I do support the socialization of things such as medicine, education, etc. Those sorts of things should belong to everyone, and just because you slap the word "socialized" to it doesn't make its supporters traitors.

 

How well a country does is immaterial. Socialism is theft, and theft is immoral.

Public education is a joke. It is a remnant of the Prussian population-control system. It does not educate, it brainwashes.

Socialized medicine is theft, and leads only to inefficient bureaucracies.

 

Socialism as it exists in Canada, Australia, and Europe (a free-market economy with progressive taxation and some social programs available to all, is alive and thriving.

If socialism doesn't work, why do the above countries continuously out-rank the US in in terms of health, education, happiness, etc.?

 

1) The US is not a free-market.
2) As Sythe said in an earlier post, socialism might work for the first or second generation, then it starts to fail as people do not have free market experience.