Re: Question about the WOTTs

On 2 Mar 2006 11:34:19 -0800, "Evil Shaman" <parker7273@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


hal@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 10:20:24 -0700, "Chas" <chasclements@xxxxxxxxxxx>


Give them a choice between socialism and a free market and see what they
choose.

The two are most certainl NOT mutually exclusive. You can have free
markets and still feed your poor.


Sure you can, but that isn't socialism. Socialism implies government
control over the economy. It is the opposite of free markets.

No, socialism does not imply _total_ state control of the economy.
That's communism. Socialism is providing government management of
social systems for the benefit of the poor and society as a whole.
Having social welfare systems does not mean can't have free markets.

Hal


Bryce

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