Communism and capitalism (formerly Re: Gulags vs Mass Incarceration)
06-22-2020
, 07:56 AM
06-22-2020
, 08:27 AM
02-17-2021
, 01:48 PM
02-18-2021
, 02:58 AM
Quote:
Socialist Poker: Rake is paid by people not invited to play in the game.
Actually I'm not sure how to take that joke.
In socialism the government would own the game and perhaps provide it free of rake because taxpayers would provide the cost to run the room. But I'm not sure how that translates into the taxpayers not being invited to play.
In the US system the government would buy the store front and furniture and set up a private individual with the poker room using taxpayer money, then the private individual would rake the customers and likely pay house shills to cheat for him. Then he'd hire immigrant workers and pay them less than minimum wage. When the employees tried to unionize he'd call them socialists.
Actually I'm not sure how to take that joke.
In socialism the government would own the game and perhaps provide it free of rake because taxpayers would provide the cost to run the room. But I'm not sure how that translates into the taxpayers not being invited to play.
In the US system the government would buy the store front and furniture and set up a private individual with the poker room using taxpayer money, then the private individual would rake the customers and likely pay house shills to cheat for him. Then he'd hire immigrant workers and pay them less than minimum wage. When the employees tried to unionize he'd call them socialists.
As an aside: Does everyone in the game get a participation trophy?
02-18-2021
, 08:07 AM
But they're not playing in the game because they chose not to. They're probably enjoying some other activity paid for by their taxes.
The participation trophy goes to Wall St. They're the ones playing poker with our money. But....if that's what you consider socialism I can get on board.
02-18-2021
, 08:11 AM
Boomers (tail end here) all got their participation trophies at birth.
Now that we're old and even dumber than when we were kids due to a steady diet of cable TV, we want to burn the store down on our way out.
But I suspect the millennials are going to be just as bad. They grew up under the oligarchy. They honestly have no idea that their government will work for them if they make it. We boomers know we dropped the ball (some of us). They don't know there is a ball.
Now that we're old and even dumber than when we were kids due to a steady diet of cable TV, we want to burn the store down on our way out.
But I suspect the millennials are going to be just as bad. They grew up under the oligarchy. They honestly have no idea that their government will work for them if they make it. We boomers know we dropped the ball (some of us). They don't know there is a ball.
02-18-2021
, 02:35 PM
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, 07:09 PM
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, 08:13 PM
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, 09:55 PM
