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Question: do they work?
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Yes    
  3 (37.5%)
No    
  5 (62.5%)




Total votes: 8
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Re: DISCUSSION - do socialist governments work?
Reply #30 - Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:39am  
Swagman wrote on Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:37am:
John Smith wrote on Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:26am:
Swagman wrote on Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:22am:
Self interest is why socialism fails


I would say greed is why socialism fails . Humans being want more even though it's not always in their self interest.


Touche'.......

Greed is just a socialist's definition for self interest. 



or, alternatively,  self interest is a capitalists definition of greed.
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Re: DISCUSSION - do socialist governments work?
Reply #32 - Apr 10th, 2013 at 10:17am  
John Smith wrote on Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:39am:
Swagman wrote on Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:37am:
John Smith wrote on Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:26am:
Swagman wrote on Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:22am:
Self interest is why socialism fails


I would say greed is why socialism fails . Humans being want more even though it's not always in their self interest.


Touche'.......

Greed is just a socialist's definition for self interest. 



or, alternatively,  self interest is a capitalists definition of greed.


...that would be "The Invisible Hand"
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Reply #33 - Apr 10th, 2013 at 11:31am  
Yuppies make us poor...
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Re: DISCUSSION - do socialist governments work?
Reply #34 - Apr 11th, 2013 at 7:03pm  
Did we ever get clarification on what OP meant by "work"?
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