The Political Compass

[Pamela]

[prezbucky]

pamela

i was under the impression that socialism is the economic model of communism
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[Pamela]

I see, Tom

[prezbucky]

Excellent!

Hey, have you started a country over at NationStates?

Am I bugging you?

hehe
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[Pamela]

Nope,Tom, but, ultimately,I am eager to take part. You have created a couple of very interesting topics!

[prezbucky]

I felt like I'd been lazy recently. I figured it was time to contribute.
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[Torsten]

Hi Michael,

Anyone living on welfare in Germany is far better off than half of the world population. As for your question, we could also ask "What can somebody who lives on welfare do to change their life"?
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[prezbucky]

Jamie and I (at least the two of us) can supply the standard answer. hehe
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[Jamie (K)]

[Fan of Arabian horses]

[Fan of Arabian horses]

[prezbucky]

a solution to laziness?

hehe

we have to be able to differentiate between those who are truly unable to work and those who simply don't feel like it.

there are rich people who don't work... but they have means to support themselves. they don't rely on sustenance from others.

for those who aren't wealthy (simply read: those who must work to eat, keep shelter, etc.) but who are physically and mentally able, i think we should expect them to work. People should not have a right to live off the work of others, unless they are mentally and/or physically unable to work. If a person can't find a job, then the government should make the economy more attractive to entrepreneurs (the creators of jobs) -- i think it's up to governments to stoke the business environment. How do they do that? Keeping regulations and taxes modest is a start).

Also, of course, if you're fired through no fault of your own, probably a few months of assistance would be okay as you find another job.

If jobs are available and the person does not want to work those jobs... i'm sorry, but if you could be working but are not, and you want other taxpayers' money to support you, tough nuts. That pisses me off slightly.

I'm not working in my dream job. But I'm not going to be so picky that I take welfare, thereby imposing on taxpaying Americans who don't know me. Therefore, I work this job. It pays bills, and allows me to "splurge" on some of the things I want (though not nearly all of the things I want).

I started fairly low in this organization and have worked my tail off for the past two years, in which time (through performance rewards and strong evaluation scores) I've had roughly a 15% raise.

It is imperative that we teach this generation (while they're still young enough to absorb the lesson) the values of personal responsibility, perseverance, working hard to attain goals, and respect for others' property.

Whenever someone else owns the company for which you work, you do not control your job. That sucks. But at the same time, ownership of a company MUST have perks, or nobody would buy stock (why risk your money if you have no say in how it is run?), and corporations would be screwed... in which case NOBODY but entrepreneurs (small-time business owners especially) would have jobs.

Really the only way to guarantee job security is to own your own business -- to employ yourself.

And that security is tenuous at best, since your job relies on your ability to keep your business alive.
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[Englishuser]

Hi prezbucky,

[prezbucky]

That's a good idea.
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