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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Amy J who wrote (187436)4/30/2004 11:24:47 AM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) of 1571462
 
Amy, You appeal to the intrinsic desire to solve an analytical problem. But the absolute last thing you do, is to force a hightech engineer to do something they don't want to do at all.

I guarantee you that in a socialist system with high taxes, you'll be squashing the intrinsic desire for anyone to push ahead, given that the government will be taking most of the fruits of their labor and doling it out to everyone else regardless of whether they have that desire or not. It does not foster better a work ethic and a greater desire to serve society. Instead, those values become part of the system, which itself is cold and can be taken advantage of. And the greedy will indeed take advantage of it, by either getting the benefits without working their fair share, or being in control of that system itself.

Of course, if the hearts of the citizens are aligned with the goals of a socialist system, then you can create prosperity. But you can say the same thing about a less socialist, more capitalistic society like America. In fact, I argue that for a society as large and diverse as America's, a capitalistic society would be more efficient and better able to foster the good nature of its citizens because of the greater emphasis on personal freedom.

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