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What makes Obama a socialist, and what socialist things has he done, and plans on doing? Oh, and, hanging out with a socialist in the past does not make him one, so besides that, answer my questions please
Great post, but I think one of the top commenters said it perfectly:
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So that's it? That's the simple solution? More trade, fewer tariffs, break up the monopolies, and voila, all poverty is gone. Why didn't anybody think of that? Economists really do live in the clouds.
The biggest difference btwn rich and poor countries is the human capital - both in those who govern and those who are governed. The only way countries can climb out of poverty is if they have a good government run by smart, honest people, presiding over lots of other smart, honest, hard working people. This will *never* happen as long as brain drain continues at its current pace from poor countries like India, Africa, Central America to the rich countries.
If the rich world really is that concern with equal development everywhere, we should start by greatly curtailing immigration from the 3rd world. These people's healthy body and brainpower are needed much more in their native country than in the rich world. Instead of taking the easy way out of importing foreign talents, rich countries should do the hard work and develop our own talent by fixing our education system and encourage hard work from a young age.
The single biggest thing we could do to equalize development and eliminate poverty in the 3rd world is by sending home all the able body and brainy immigrants back to their home countries to fix their own country.
The Economist cannot possibly on the one hand encourage unlimited immigration from the 3rd world to the rich world, while at the same time calling for more equal development everywhere. It's like talking out of both sides of your mouth. Those two are directly in contradiction.
Immigration is just the rich world's new way of continuing to plunder from the developing world, only instead of stealing their natural resources, we are now stealing their human resources. It exacerbates unequal development around the world, making the rich world richer, poor world poorer. After all, who is left to govern when the rich, smart and young leave the first chance they get? The corrupt and evil with the big guns, to rule over the poor, the sick, the old, the dumb and the weak. The Economist need to grow a brain and some balls and seriously consider this issue, rather than mindlessly repeating the Politically Correct mumbo jumbo of more immigration, more immigration, immigration will solve all the world's problems. Guess what? It doesn't. It only creates more lopsided development the world over.
I can accuse you of being a pedophile, but it would be a lie because I have no evidence and I know it. You are accusing me of being paid, and so far I don't see any proof. Do you have any or are you lying?
Just a side note as well, accusing people of being paid to disagree does exactly zero to answer the question. Either there is none, or you don't care if that is true either.
Last edited by EmeraldCityWanderer; 06-08-2013 at 07:12 AM..
so... thats the new spin the Left Special Interest Groups are telling you guys to go with?
Yes please explain exactly how Obama is a Socialist?
Mind you Im as liberal as they come and cant stand Obama
Im I being paid too?
PS: I would consider Obama a Corporatist.
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