Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-66.87.85.222-20170412181021/@comment-25754873-20170414111018

Gen. Grievous1138 wrote: MrHobit1234 wrote: So somehow democratic socialism makes it so everyone is equally well off? I for one don't get how a system run by humans could ever do this.

Equally? No. More equally? Yes. Democratic socialism is basically capitalism with enough socialism to make it work for everyone. The goal is to raise the economic status of those at the bottom to the degree where they can afford to actually enjoy life at times. By necessity, the extremely rich are made slightly less rich, but the majority of funding can be obtained with simple budget restructuring. Let's use the US for an example. Tax breaks for the rich - who don't need them - cost the treasury a potential $11 million PER HOUR.* That's insane. If the rich and corporations are taxed normally, not even extra, then we can afford to expand welfare, financial aid programs, and perhaps institute tuition-free community college, especially if funds are taken from useless military projects that we don't need as well. It's not at all hard. It's not ruining the free market either. It's allowing people to live their lives. That's what I consider right.

* When I saw this at first, I didn't believe it either. But here are the sources: Source One, Source Two.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 00:49, April 14, 2017 (UTC) So basicly you want more money to be stolen from the rich so everyone can become even more reliant on the government? I don't know about you but that doesn't sound like a good idea.