If Socialism is so Inhumane, Why Does Cuba Have a Longer Life Expectancy Than The US? (statistics, party)

[knowledgeiskey]

Originally Posted by tinman01

A rather limited definition. What about the ability to aspire to ones dreams or attain a measure of wealth?
Prosperity | Define Prosperity at Dictionary.com
Prosperity - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

There are goals in socialism.

[nicet4]

Originally Posted by legalsea

https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../2102rank.html

Note that my link shows USA has higher life expectancy than Cuba.

Not only that but does anyone think Cuba might skew the statistics a bit?

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

There are goals in socialism.

And those goals for the individual?
Gee i am so happy to live in a mud hut with a dirt floor. It kind of sucks when it rains because then my house melts and I have a mud floor?
Come now there must be more to life than the goal of the party.

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Animals in captivity typically live longer.

And, they quickly lose interest in sex.

See, all problems solved.

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by ergohead

And, they quickly lose interest in sex.

See, all problems solved.

Hmmmmm then why all the butt sex in our prisons???? LOL

[knowledgeiskey]

Originally Posted by tinman01

And those goals for the individual?
Gee i am so happy to live in a mud hut with a dirt floor. It kind of sucks when it rains because then my house melts and I have a mud floor?
Come now there must be more to life than the goal of the party.

Yes

Do you really think everybody who aspires to achieve monetary success will become wealthy?

Don't be naive.

[SourD]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Yes

Do you really think everybody who aspires to achieve monetary success will become wealthy?

Don't be naive.

They may not become wealthy, but they will definitely live a nicer lifestyle than some broken down shack near a river.

[knowledgeiskey]

Originally Posted by SourD

They may not become wealthy, but they will definitely live a nicer lifestyle than some broken down shack near a river.

Socialist countries have nice houses.

What are you talking about?

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Yes

Do you really think everybody who aspires to achieve monetary success will become wealthy?

Don't be naive.

Of course not but they can achieve a standard of living somewhat better than what we see in CUBA, the former USSR, China, Vietnam, or North Korea.
Listen as entertaining as this topic is I'm hungry. So I'm going to go out for icecream at Coldstones. gee how many Cubans can afford a nice dish of coldstones icecream????? What would that be? A months wages for them?
My favorite flavor is chocolate cakemix. LOL I never grew up.
But seriously I hear what your saying and no I dont scrimp and save every dime so I can claim to be rich one day.
However, I enjoy my freedom. The freedom to come and go as I please, the freedom to make a good living and to spend my moeny as I see fit.
Capatalism is less than perfect no argument there. Socialism is far from perfect and it punishes success.

[SourD]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Socialist countries have nice houses.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about prosperity beyond your scope of it. If prosperity was access to resources, then a rickety old shack near a river would be prosperity.