Posted on 09/13/2019 1:27:45 PM PDT by mplc51
DNC chair: Programs called socialism by GOP critics ‘make capitalism work’
Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez says that what Republicans call “socialism” actually makes “capitalism work for everyone.”
Mr. Perez sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier Thursday evening in Houston to discuss the future of the Democratic Party.
The two men, having just watched ten presidential hopefuls spar on stage, discussed the divide between democratic socialists like Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders and the more fiscally moderate former Vice President Joe Biden.
“You know Brett, socialism is the oldest trick in the book,” Mr. Perez said. “You’re a very good student of history. When Social Security was debated, when Medicare was debated, when the minimum wage was debated, Republican opponents of all of those three critical elements of our social compact said this is socialism. What Social Security and Medicare and the minimum wage have done is make capitalism work for everyone. And so, this is the oldest attack line in the book. Voters are smart. When you have coverage for people with a preexisting condition, I’d hardly call that socialism. I’d call that sound health policy and sound economic policy.”
Perez is back on his idiot pills I see.
It’s the other way around. Socialism works in a place like Sweden because it’s supported by the outside capitalist world.
So taking money from people by force and then giving it back to them to spend is what makes capitalism work.....riiight......
Except the people whose labor isn't worth the minimum wage - so are making the real minimum wage of $0.00.
Capitalism is the economic system of a free country that respects natural rights. It works for everyone by increasing total productive ability and productivity of labor. These lead to economic progress, which leads to increased prosperity of the whole country. It also leads to increased real wage rates of those who participate in the system. I does not need social security, medicare, or minimum wage to do this.
The new Democrat slogan: “It is what it isn’t.”
I had no idea that Tom Perez was this much of a whizbang. He makes no sense at all with his statements.
With Capitalism a business owner can run his company like a communist .... profit sharing, free health care, maternity leave and a robust suggestion box.
Then why is Venezuela a basket case?
And why is the Soviet Union no longer in existence?
Spoken like a true communist
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