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So...when the government pays people to do things, that's socialism? I seriously doubt that's how a governmental program training and employing the youth to re
by Unseelie 16y ago
So...when the government pays people to do things, that's socialism?
I seriously doubt that's how a governmental program training and employing the youth to repair the infrastructure would be viewed, and especially not as proposed to the more socialistic policy of welfare.
- mmt 16y agoSo...when the government pays people to do things, that's socialism? Of course, but the statement itself is a bit meaningless and appeared to me to be flippant, at that. When the government pays people not to do things, that's a more extreme form of socialism. To me, the question is one of subsidy. UI[1] is a 100% subsidy. A WPA type of deal could potentially be no subsidy at all, at least to the individuals. It would merely be directing tax money at a particular kind of boondoggle. [1] Notwithstanding that the I stands for "insurance," since it's structured as a tax, at least here in the US.
- earl 16y agoSeriously? Have you lived in the US for the last 10 years or seen a Republican recently? rst, if anything, understated how Republicans would attack such a program.