why hate socialism?

[Biggles]

Originally Posted by McBeck

Yup its those high figures that ensures free education among other things....

VAT...is 25% in Denmark

Aye, high taxes is the thing if you ask me!

[Zachstar]

Originally Posted by Biggles

Aye, high taxes is the thing if you ask me!

Well let us look at it in another way.

You pay extreme taxes. So you would be encouraged to actually take advantage of free education so you get the jobs that shell out the euros or whatever so after taxes you can get tons of great stuff while not having to worry about the health issue or your child's education.

If not you work at a local grocer. Get only free healthcare or whatever and get little spending money. a boring life and thus encouragement to get an education.

[McBeck]

The thing is that hospitals doesnt have to worry about the profitmargin. They got a budget - sure, but you are never gonna worry if your healthensurance will cover whatever disease you get. It also covers Europa

In the univercities there are people working only on basis research. Why is this good? Because they look into stuff private companies would never do, because the risk of it not turning out profitable is high, but its research like that, that will bring about the cure for diabetes.

[McBeck]

My question to you is....

Is my country socialistic?
It has alot of goverment owned areas....

[Biggles]

Originally Posted by McBeck

My question to you is....

Is my country socialistic?
It has alot of goverment owned areas....

My question on this would be...

Are you satisfied with your country at the current time mate?

[McBeck]

Originally Posted by Biggles

My question on this would be...

Are you satisfied with your country at the current time mate?

All countries has theirs good and bad things. Im satisfied with my country...if I wasnt, I would still be here. I like other countries too, but only to visit

[DeepIron]

The thing is that hospitals don't have to worry about the profit margin.

I wish that were true in the US... I have a hard time not believing that the appendectomy I had three years ago, which cost $10,000+ and in which I spent A TOTAL of only 23 1/2 hours in the hospital didn't contribute to the the "bottom line" more that a little...

[Frederf]

I hear you GoldRivet, it's a crying shame that people will subject themselves and others to poor priorities. There will always be maladjusted people, but their numbers might be lessened with an education system, culture, and heck society that doesn't drive them to such behavior.

I mean a house cost $400,000 at least and gold wheels and booze maybe $900 a year. If people don't get on the high track of college, education, decency then the consolation prize of a sub-culture is pretty much the only thing they have to fall back on in terms of feeling at least partially worthwhile and fitting in.

A lot of social services are abused but it doesn't mean the concept behind it is bad. I wouldn't mind more restriction on some social services. A safety net should be functional but not comfortable.

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

If you start saying that socialism & free market are not mutually exclusive you're gonna confuse a lot of people here

God I hope so. People should get confused about their ideas so they have to look hard at their notions and possibly get better ones.