re: Socialism creep....Inflation and school supplies

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Which is pretty much everyone doing most of the complaining these days. It's become the norm to pursue luxury living standards even if it means living paycheck to paycheck. Life of convenience means more than financial responsibility and security.

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They are all lames.

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Even Democrats are worried that there party is becoming too socialist.

No Democrat will respond to this post except to downvote, but it's a problem they're trying to address.


Socialism is indeed a cancer that is growing, only the ignorant or uniformed don't recognize this.

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Well, I'm an independent voter, but I will respond. Of course the mainstream Democrats are concerned, because they've spent years beating back the more progressive voices in their party. Most of the Democrats in power, especially the older ones, are liberal in name only. They love money and power just like Republicans. Both are worthless as tits on a boar hog.

The newer progressive wing makes good points about certain economic issues, like wealth disparity, but they get way off base on ridiculous social issues. I do not like their virulent attacks on Christians. It's a fascist tendency, but of course the far right has its own fascist tendencies.

But the truth is economies function best and people fare better overall when there's a rational mix of capitalism and socialism in an economy. Even in the U.S., where the construction of our railroads were essentially a capitalist-socialist enterprise. Catholic nuns brought hospitals and universal healthcare to this country. Employee owned companies are a great way for workers to build equity, and equity is where long term wealth and stability are established.

The Democrats are not as smart as they think they are. In fact, they've been totally out flanked by the GOP, especially in the judiciary. And the country is sick and tired of hearing about trans rights and how the Dems pander to a very small voting block. It's a stupid strategy.

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Live below means

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Sure

But this is heavily influenced by your level of means

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asked my wife how much “school supplies” cost us for 2 in elementary school. she said $300.

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Girl math, she spent 397 and called it $300

my bad on the correlation to socialism. My brain was thinking faster than posting, which is common for me. lol.

Where I'm going with the creep towards socialism, is the destruction of the middle class of people. Eventually, the price increases without the income increases will put more people at the bottom. People at the bottom do not vote with critical thinking and vote, what will be better for me. My reasoning why the bottom votes blue with "more programs" and "tax the rich"

So, if there is less people making the top money, the trickle down effect will be universal pay and uniform receiving. just the baby steps towards socialism.

You are correct, I did not explain my socialism thoughts and just went to conclusions. Bad way to thinking and trying to convey a message.

Higher costs for common goods while steady wages will eventually cut out the middle classes (from upper middle to lower middle). Your lower middle class will be hit first with not being able to afford some luxuries like eating out and that voting block will start the snowball of a new way of living.

So eventually without attainable goal of creating a better life, you have people that are capable of doing more, but don't. Eventually the people that worked hard will be part of the EBT crowd.

Hopefully I am wrong, but its just my 2 cents. I wont see it happen in my generation, but I am hopeful that the values of working hard to have nicer things that I am trying to instill into my children wont be a waste

Not only do you have to pay taxes for your children to go to school, you are also volunteering to help the school do their job. So factor your hourly wage to acquire the goods to complete the product into that tax calculation too!

my children eat the school lunch. Its pretty cheap per meal! So we did not have that extra cost of a fancy lunch box. But the message was more that everything costs too damn much!

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The 3-4% raise is designed to maintain status quo. Promotions are designed to increase your quality of life. If you're in the same labor classification year after year then that's on you.

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My opinion on the 3-4% yearly raise is to combat inflation. So as you progress, you are not make less via less spending power for the same work.