https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH9gwYMGDr4 Timcast: "Socialists and Far Leftists OUTRAGED After I Called Them Lazy And Stupid, Too Bad I'M RIGHT"

https://youtu.be/tm_0-xSv-v4

When major industries are owned and controlled by the state then you know socialism is in place. That's kind of how it works.

Socialism isn't just taxing people and spreading money around.

Are you including natural Monopolies like utilities?

If no competition is allowed, yes

Because those are usually state owned

If you can build a wind farm and sell that electricity, then no

You can sell it to the government

Whoever you want since capitalism is the system

Yeah, although realistically you'd want to sell to the government or you'd have allot of surplus electricity unless you invested enough in storage

Or, sell it to another, larger private utility company

Possibly

A big issue I see here is that a lot of people are a bit fuzzy about what a socialist system is. This is in part due to propaganda by socialists who say YOU ALREADY HAVE SOCIALISM, JUST THROW MORE (other people's) MONEY AT IT.

No, a fire department is not socialist when you can own your own.

Putting price caps on products and services won't work where there is private ownership of those things.

Fire departments are a social institution. But they're not socialist

Right

socialism is couched in the idea of central planning. local fire departments run locally is the opposite of central planning.

Oh yeah, they're about as decentralized as you can get

Right. They may be regulated, but that doesn't make them socialist.

People like Bernie point at some European countries and says "see, SOCIALISM works" No, those are capitalist countries where they tax the fuck out of people and subsidize services.

*And look where that's got them. Cost of living is high beyond belief*

In those countries, you can see a private doctor or surgeon.

After paying 50% income tax and VAT on top of that

This fuzziness about what socialism is is why so many Americans are in favor of it.

VAT is bullshit, it only kind of makes sense in a duty free where it's technically becoming an import/export

To be fair most Americans are pretty stupid

And selfish

Most of us voted Trump

Don't forget the other key aspects of those European Countries: Populations and Homogeny

We are raised that way. Capitalism has some downsides.

Alright lemme rephrase that, most that are in favor of socialism are stupid and selfish

Much more accurate

Well yeah, they want to take other people's stuff.

Like this Warren horseshit about taxing someone's assets

I used to not like Trump, though as seeing the literal effects he's been causing to the establishment I'm in favor of him despite how crude he can be

Socialism in a nutshell
"I want that, this is mine now"

^^^

Why not kick in their front door and start taking stuff

It'd be more honest