Not Yours to Give

[kandrathe]

That is not communism, that is an act performed by a dictatorial regime. Don't make the mistake.

It is the same as if I would say that invading other countries using lies to justify it is capitalism. Well I hope it isn't.

Capitalism means that you sell goods to poor countries for high prizes, and at same time buy back similar goods for very low prizes...and than say you are giving aid.

Yes, sending you to the gulag is a dictator thing. Sending you to jail for tax evasion is the US way, and is not a dictatorship... because we elect our jailers.

It is funny to hear you try to describe Capitalism. What you described is the fundamentals of markets. Goods in high demand yield higher prices, while abundant commodities fetch lower prices. Some people can buy low priced commodities from poorer nations, then Capitalists who have invested in the means of processing them and manufacturing them into desirable goods can then market them for lucrative profits. For taking the risk of investing in the means of that transformation, the Capitalist is rewarded with profits. Marketeers can merely buy low and sell high, taking risks that the prices of commodities will fluctuate.

Now back to apple pie; You go out and buy apple seeds, grow your trees, tend them while they bear their fruit and have all the risk and pay insurance to cover you if something bad should happen. The day comes to pick your apples and the government truck pulls up and demands half your apples.

You are OK with the government getting some apples, because the government built the road to get your apples to market, and they repelled the fruit invaders of Zog from taking all the lands away. But, what roasts your rooster is that the government takes most of your apples to give to tragic cases who may have done nothing while you busted your butt in toil. A kleptocracy is when the government takes from those who have wealth and gives it to themselves. A communist dictatorship state is when they do it by force.