thunder wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:01:01 -0400, katy wrote:



What everyone forgets that even in socialist and communist countries,
pople still have to work for what they receive...in some places, if you
are not cotributing to society, you just "disappear"...or the amount of
your "needs" is determined by the Great Machine, not you....


Geez, Katy, you may want to update your world view. They are currently *five* communist countries in
the world, China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam. If you'll notice, several of those countries are
major trading partners keeping WalMart's shelves stocked with cheap goods.

And you think that's a good thing? Many of those products are made by
prisoners, children in deplorable condition, and almost slave like labor
facilities...our oldest son and my brother have been to most of those
countires listed...their reports back are not stellar...my brother is
involved with an international corporation that deals with trade with
several of those countries...he was appalled at what he found in them...

As for socialist countries, it is difficult to find one that isn't, at least in some aspects, including our own.
Of course, we won't mention all the capitalist false democracies, dictatorships, and tyrannies. They are
abundant.