The_Duke

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True, but the lower economic groups were at least “needed” in the past from both a consumption and production standpoint.

Nowadays, it appears that that is no longer the case.

With AI and robotics, they aren’t even needed from a production standpoint, which is arguably far more destructive.

This is a new system we have no experience with.

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One question that never gets asked in these interviews is: Who will consume all this extra productivity that AI and robots will create? If ppl aren't working, they will not have the funds to buy the items being made.

Would that not inevitably kill the economy and the businesses creating it?

“When a knock is heard at the door [a White woman] shudders with nameless horror. The black brute is lurking in the dark, a monstrous beast, crazed with lust. His ferocity is almost demoniacal. A mad bull or tiger could scarcely be more brutal. A whole community is frenzied with horror, with the blind and furious rage for vengeance.”


Oh wait that's fear mongering was for a different time period. Sorry got hate speech mixed up.

Socialism is a social and economic doctrine calling for public—not private—ownership or control of property and natural resources, particularly the means of production such as factories, land, and capital. Under socialism, production is organized to serve the needs of the community as a whole rather than for the profit of private owners, and goods and services are distributed more equitably among all members of society.

Many public services are often described as having “socialist” elements because they are funded, operated, or provided by the government for public benefit rather than for profit. This does not mean these services exist only in socialist countries; rather, they embody aspects of socialism (public ownership, universal access, operation for collective good) within otherwise market-based economies.

Common Public Services Considered Socialist
• Public education: K-12 schools, public universities, and community colleges are universally accessible and tax-funded, aiming to provide education regardless of one’s ability to pay.
• Healthcare programs: Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. are examples of government-run health programs that pool tax resources to provide healthcare access based on age or income.
• Public transportation: Subways, buses, railways, and other transit systems are usually government-owned, subsidized, and sometimes free at point of use, aiming at universal mobility.
• Infrastructure: Roads, highways, water and sewer systems, electricity grids, and other infrastructure are built, maintained, and owned by governments for public use.
• Police and fire departments: These vital safety services are almost always funded publicly, available to all, and organized for collective protection.
• Parks and recreation: National and local parks are publicly maintained to ensure everyone has access to leisure and nature.
• Postal service: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is government-run and, while it charges for services, operates as a public utility for the benefit of all citizens.
• Social Security: This program provides retirement, survivor, and disability income funded by payroll taxes and operates on principles of shared risk and support.
• Military: Armed forces are publicly owned and operated, funded by tax dollars, and organized for national defense as a collective good.

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This has nothing to do with socialism

Some things being paid for by the government doesn't equal socialism

WTF are you on about?

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I think you may have a warped definition of socialism

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Slowing your march left to socialism is just kicking the can down the road.

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You don't think there's any good in socialism?

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Has anyone done an analysis of Texas v California and all of the other states to see where this eventually ends up?

Virginia (if the state passes next years referendum) will probably lose 3+ Republican seats.

Just curious if there’s any data out there showing how many possible seats with trifectas dems have vs republicans.

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Great question--it's all so stupid that this has started up again. We went so long without this foolishness.

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Well only one can be true.

Tell me, who’s the good guy aligned with American values, the Muslim communist that just won a democratic election in our biggest city in the country or the good ole boy paying going to work and trying to provide for himself only to be hamstrung by the government constantly.

Who’s the good guy? Kamala Harris, a self proclaimed Marxist, or Donald Trump, and barely moderate but more democrat based “conservative”?

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I don't think there is a good guy or bad guy when it comes to vision for the country or business. History tells you who was good and bad based on the outcomes.

Hitler and his party believed they were the "good guys' and if they had won the war, they would be remembered as such.

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There isn't a dead man's switch in the constitution for preserving the constitutional republic against the enemies from within.

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You do realize the problem with this thinking? Both sides think they are the "good guys" and the other side is the "bad guys" that must be stopped.

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What process, exactly, are you referring to? I’m not saying out of hand here that you don’t know what you’re talking about, but I’d expect that you’re able to cite the specifics of what you’re suggesting if you’re suggesting it in the first place.

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Constitutional authority: Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, which includes the authority to set tariffs.

A follow-up ---what policy has been put into place regarding tariffs? And if you think we have polices, do you think these policies should be able to be changed on the whim of a tweet when the President is upset?

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I bought NFL Sunday ticket for Saints games and live in Texas. I have to keep YouTube TV in order to watch Sunday Ticket. I already paid for season.

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You don’t need YouTube tv to watch Sunday ticket