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Cleita

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1. First mistake is using the word welfare.
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 04:41 PM
Jul 2015

A true socialist state is one where everything is shared including the work. Those who are able to produce wealth with their labor share it with those who can't contribute as much, like children, the elderly, the disabled and those soon to die. Most tribal societies that are pretty much in the Stone Age even to day as deep in the Amazon or other parts of the world still function this way. the hunters for instance being back the meat to be shared with everyone. The crafters make baskets and pottery, etc. for everyone, even those who aren't able to work as much.

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First mistake is using the word welfare. Cleita Jul 2015 #1
Agree - TBF Jul 2015 #2
I agree. Great comments........ socialist_n_TN Jul 2015 #4
The New Deal reforms ARE a trap............. socialist_n_TN Jul 2015 #3
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