Politics So, how's that "government is the enemy' thing going for ya?

[sniffs obvious bait, and swims away]

 

Yes. Using tax-payer money to help people.

 

I don't think it's Socialism, when it applies to a very small sector of the nation at large.

 

Minstrels signature even says socialism can mean anything he wants it to mean.

 

How many people are there in a "very small sector"?

 

42

 

So only 42 people will get stimulus money?

 

Sigh.

 

Lol Im sorry. I was just messing around.

 

Well, I started to reply;

My magic 8 Ball says "My sources say no."

 

You don't have to support socialism but it is still there to support you.

 

I just look at it as the government giving me money so I can pay my taxes.......sounds like money laundering to me.

 

FTFY

 

Tax payer money should be used to help people. However, the government is usually pretty inefficient at these kind of things, so maybe cutting the check is the best way.

 

The best thing the government has done to stop the spread of this has basically been to become nationalistic and authoritarian. A turn away from globalism. More and more, our reliance on the Chinese and foreign manufacturing should be cut and we need to protect our national interest. If you want to go down this rabbit hole, we can go down this rabbit hole.

Basically these have been done:

Close the borders.
Curfews.
Forcibly closes everything down.
Restrict freedom of movement
Restrict freedom of assembly.

Property seizures will be next to set up quarantine areas if this gets worse. The worse this gets, the more that you will need that iron fist of authoritarianism to govern you.

As things become worse, the more authoritarian steps will be taken.


How is that working for y'all?

But here's a thousand bucks.

 

Ok, serious question. is this socialism?

 

No.

"for the duration of the crisis".

 

What if the crisis never ends?