Via email from Blackwing1:
This probably first appeared on October 13th, 1965. But this mindset in U.S. politicians goes back to at least FDR. And internationally it goes much further. It is not quite so blatantly as Linus’s delivery here, but there is a probably at least a fragment of this mindset in nearly everyone. I strongly suspect the foundation of it had survival benefits from the time our ancestors first started roaming the savanna in tribes. Hence it is probably hardwired into our brains.
Just like believing the world is flat and the center of the universe, it takes a special type of brain to push aside the hardwiring and see reality. I really, really need to make that blog post about how to determine truth from falsity.
Funny timing. Just got this meme in my feed today:
“The problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other peoples money.” “Babe, we are $38 trillion in debt under *capitalism*.”
Please look at the portion of the federal budget allocated to socialistic programs. That can not be blamed on capitalism.
What’s your definition of “socialistic programs?” Is social security socialist? I mean, we pay into it and in theory it’s just an investment program, but it’s got social right there in the name, so I assume all the good capitalists won’t be drawing “social” security when they retire.
Medicare? That’s probably socialist.
Is the military socialist? Because that’s where the debt is growing fastest thanks to the Orange Shitgibbon bombing random people for no good reason. (Have we invaded Cuba yet? I hear that’s next. Or are we just planning on blockading it, removing the blockade, then blockading the blockade?) It’s on track to jump two spots past interest on the debt and non-military discretionary spending into third place, right after social security and medicare.
https://economicsinsider.com/us-federal-budget-2025/
Have you considered moving to North Korea? I’m sure they’d let you, if only for the propaganda value.
Social Security is not a savings plan. The money isn’t invested. It is closer to a Ponzi scheme. All the food and housing subsidies count just as the medical subsidies.
Just because someone accepts the money does not mean they cannot be opposed to the money being originally taken from them.