Socialism's path summarized
In general, free markets manage themselves pretty well: Supply and demand find a way to equilibrate, both via prices and new suppliers entering tight markets to make money by satisfying a demand for goods or services. That ol' "invisible hand" is amazingly skilled.
Of course totalitarians of every stripe--socialists, statists, fascists, whatever--absolutely can't *stand* to let people run their own affairs. They insist on controlling--first just a few things but ultimately every aspect of the economy.
Problem is, they don't know how to manage *anything*--particularly something as complex as an entire economy. So when things start going south (inevitably), they issue orders or decrees that end up worsening the problems they themselves created.
Socialists/communists/statists/"progressives" ALWAYS go this route:
1. "Most of our supporters are poor. We'll fix that by giving them money, which we'll get by taking it from The Rich. Yeah, dat's da ticket! Problem solved!"
2. "Wow, who knew there were so MANY poor? Or that they'd need SO MUCH? So when the total needs of the poor for government money exceed revenue, do we reverse course? Not at all--we'll simply print more money...LOTS of money. Cuz we wanna "help da people."
3. After printing LOTS of money, surprise! Lots of cash chasing too few goods means prices go up! Wow, who could possibly have seen *that* coming? We socialists issued a decree that should have made things all better, and somehow this happened. It's unfair! And illogical! It must be because businessmen are cunningly holding back their goods to make more money! Yeah, dat's it!!
4. When prices skyrocket, do you admit you made a mistake by printing so much money and cut the money supply? Not even close! You impose PRICE CONTROLS--which creates a black market by those evil people on the street (who have common sense but no PhD in socialism) so people can get things they want or need, even though they have to pay hugely inflated prices. No one is forcing either buyer or seller to do this, yet they freely agree to such deals--a lot. And you can't *stand it,* because it threatens your control. So you pass a law jailing anyone who buy or sell at more than the government-decreed price.
5. After you impose price controls--ordering businesses to sell controlled items at artificially low prices--the controlled items sell out immediately, and the shelves/stores are empty. Now what? Do you realize how stupid you are and stop doing what you're doing? No way! You blame the Yankees and businessmen for refusing to supply goods at the decreed, artificially low price. How dare they refuse to give away their products for less than the cost to produce them?!
6. After stores go out of business, and businesses that made consumer goods close because they can't make ends meet at the State-decreed price, most of the business class starts leaving the country. Now what?? Do you realize the productive folks are bailing out, and that your moronic supporters can't run a complex factory, and end price controls? Hahahahaha! Of course not! You declare victory for socialism and move everyone out of the cities to the farms to grow food for the party members.
7. Eventually your supporters kill a lot of people. But of course it's not socialism's fault! And most certainly not YOUR fault. After all, you did all the right things. It was just greedy businessmen, or the American CIA, or "counter-revolutionary forces," or the bourgeoisie who sabotaged you.
This exact scenario is playing out right now in Venezuela. Oh, wait--you probably think I just made that up because I oppose statists and socialists. Actually the link is to the WaPo.
The absolutely hysterical thing is, the Post's editors and reporters totally support Barack Hussein Obama doing exactly the same thing here. They report--if reluctantly--on the woes of socialism in Venezuela but embrace the same policies here.
What the hell do they think ObamaCare is if not socialism?
Of course totalitarians of every stripe--socialists, statists, fascists, whatever--absolutely can't *stand* to let people run their own affairs. They insist on controlling--first just a few things but ultimately every aspect of the economy.
Problem is, they don't know how to manage *anything*--particularly something as complex as an entire economy. So when things start going south (inevitably), they issue orders or decrees that end up worsening the problems they themselves created.
Socialists/communists/statists/"progressives" ALWAYS go this route:
1. "Most of our supporters are poor. We'll fix that by giving them money, which we'll get by taking it from The Rich. Yeah, dat's da ticket! Problem solved!"
2. "Wow, who knew there were so MANY poor? Or that they'd need SO MUCH? So when the total needs of the poor for government money exceed revenue, do we reverse course? Not at all--we'll simply print more money...LOTS of money. Cuz we wanna "help da people."
3. After printing LOTS of money, surprise! Lots of cash chasing too few goods means prices go up! Wow, who could possibly have seen *that* coming? We socialists issued a decree that should have made things all better, and somehow this happened. It's unfair! And illogical! It must be because businessmen are cunningly holding back their goods to make more money! Yeah, dat's it!!
4. When prices skyrocket, do you admit you made a mistake by printing so much money and cut the money supply? Not even close! You impose PRICE CONTROLS--which creates a black market by those evil people on the street (who have common sense but no PhD in socialism) so people can get things they want or need, even though they have to pay hugely inflated prices. No one is forcing either buyer or seller to do this, yet they freely agree to such deals--a lot. And you can't *stand it,* because it threatens your control. So you pass a law jailing anyone who buy or sell at more than the government-decreed price.
5. After you impose price controls--ordering businesses to sell controlled items at artificially low prices--the controlled items sell out immediately, and the shelves/stores are empty. Now what? Do you realize how stupid you are and stop doing what you're doing? No way! You blame the Yankees and businessmen for refusing to supply goods at the decreed, artificially low price. How dare they refuse to give away their products for less than the cost to produce them?!
6. After stores go out of business, and businesses that made consumer goods close because they can't make ends meet at the State-decreed price, most of the business class starts leaving the country. Now what?? Do you realize the productive folks are bailing out, and that your moronic supporters can't run a complex factory, and end price controls? Hahahahaha! Of course not! You declare victory for socialism and move everyone out of the cities to the farms to grow food for the party members.
7. Eventually your supporters kill a lot of people. But of course it's not socialism's fault! And most certainly not YOUR fault. After all, you did all the right things. It was just greedy businessmen, or the American CIA, or "counter-revolutionary forces," or the bourgeoisie who sabotaged you.
This exact scenario is playing out right now in Venezuela. Oh, wait--you probably think I just made that up because I oppose statists and socialists. Actually the link is to the WaPo.
The absolutely hysterical thing is, the Post's editors and reporters totally support Barack Hussein Obama doing exactly the same thing here. They report--if reluctantly--on the woes of socialism in Venezuela but embrace the same policies here.
What the hell do they think ObamaCare is if not socialism?
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