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To: andy_card
Sorry, I should have said government in a capitalist, as opposed to socialist, society.

I'm not aware of many capitalist societies either. You certainly can't mean the USA. The kids are raised by the government, the adults are tax serfs paying mortgages on homes whose values are distorted by government sponsored enterprises, almost every conceivable aspect of life is softly dictated by the state via regulation.

Perhaps the Chinese have capitalistic "society". I've seen them forcibly remove tax collectors from their markets. Fiscal burden of government is 2X lower than the USSA, as well. I can't imagine why all our manufacturing is moving there.

88 posted on 07/23/2002 1:29:15 PM PDT by AdamSelene235
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To: AdamSelene235
I'm not aware of many capitalist societies either. You certainly can't mean the USA.

You mean societies which embody some fantastical libertarian utopia? Of course not, since they cannot exist in the real world.

The kids are raised by the government,

Pakistan is the only country I can think of that relies almost solely on private education. And look what its done them.

the adults are tax serfs paying mortgages on homes whose values are distorted by government sponsored enterprises,

I'm all for lower taxes. If you don't want to have to pay a mortgage, don't borrow money. If you have to borrow money to buy a house, don't buy a house.

almost every conceivable aspect of life is softly dictated by the state via regulation.

But still America is a long ways off from socialist oppression. If you believe otherwise, you haven't seen nearly enough of the world to know what you're talking about.

Perhaps the Chinese have capitalistic "society". I've seen them forcibly remove tax collectors from their markets. Fiscal burden of government is 2X lower than the USSA, as well.

Well then, move to Red China.

I can't imagine why all our manufacturing is moving there.

I can. Its called cheap labor.

90 posted on 07/23/2002 1:50:25 PM PDT by andy_card
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