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Why Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?' (www.businessinsider.com)

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[+] [email protected] -16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Haha I have a degree in economics. That why I can see all the shit you tankies write as just plain wrong.

But I'm sure your youtube video on Karl Marx makes you an expert on these things.

People don't use words as absolutes. America is largely referred to as a capitalist country. My saying that isn't incorrect. But you can argue technicalities of words all you want, communism sucks or (mixed economies heavily leaning to communism sucks).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Dude, if you have a degree in econ I think your uni should lose its accreditation. I am dead serious.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

a class of econ 101 does not a degree make, tho it is ironic that the economists with the most predictive power tend to not favor your view on economics

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Where's your degree from, Hillsdale? I can't imagine it would be any serious school.

If you had a legitimate degree, you probably would be able to make a coherent argument, instead of announcing that you have a degree, like it's a magic talisman, to always make you right.
If you had a legitimate degree, you would probably know that there are people with more education than yourself who are socialists, and not believe that having a degree in economics necessarily makes one pro-capitalist.
If you had a legitimate degree, you would almost certainly have had at least one or two socialist professors on your way to that degree.
If you had a legitimate degree, you probably would have learned more intellectual discipline than to call anybody who doesn't agree with private capital a "tankie".
If you had a legitimate degree, you probably wouldn't be so unwise as to assume you were the only one. This thinking shows a really sheltered life, like somebody who has never even been to a university, or encountered new ideas. It connects back to the "magic talisman" view I mentioned above.

Sure, language is complex, and it isn't broadly wrong to refer to the US as a "capitalist country", as capitalism is certainly the dominant economic power, here, but that's intentionally dodging the point. You were the one speaking in absolutes, saying "But socialism is a stupid inefficient system, so it's a non starter." That statement alone indicates a complete lack of understanding of what socialism is, an understanding rooted in absolute systems, which in turn heavily implies a lack of understanding of what capitalism is. What do you think these words actually mean? Come on, show me what that Hillsdale degree was worth.