Failed SOCIALISM in Latin America

[El_Jibaro]

[i]I could waste my time writing a ten page long essay on SOCIALISM's FAILURE in Latin America, but why do that when you just have to look at CUBA today?

A country has a SOCIALIST ECONOMY when more than 25% of its Gross Domestic Product is bound to Government Expenses.

(For example: Puerto Rico has 51% of its GDP allocated to government expenses).

No SOCIALIST nation in Latin America has a sound economy today (beginning with Puerto Rico and ending with Argentina and least of all Cuba)[b].

[EL_BORICUA]

This is the result of the unjust trade embargo,here is
where you can see the hypocrisy of the U.S. foriegn
policy,earlier this week we saw Pres.Bush bad mouthing
Fidel Castro while standing next to a Malaysian strongman
that make Fidel look like a girl,and how about China they
massacred students and yet they have most favored nation
trade status,does anyone else see the unfair treatment to
Cuba here?
Unfortunately for Cuba,Jeb is running for reelection and
this Bush speach was no suprise but the hypocrisy makes
me sick.

[El_Jibaro]

[b][i]How is life in Philadelphia treating you nowadays...?

[Madbrunette]

I don't see how capitalism has proven itself to be a gold standard around the world, especially with developing nations. You can increase a country's economy and generate wealth, but what use is it if your average person is still left out in the cold? I don't advocate that PR become Cuba, but I find it hard to place my faith in capitalism and to have a McCartheyite reaction to all things socialist.

[Ecuajey]

Socialism in Latin America

[El_Jibaro]

[i]Dear Madbrunnette:

I do not place my Faith in capitalism, I place it on GOD. Money cannot make me happy or solve any of my existential problems, only GOD can do that. In fact, to place one's faith in MONEY is IDOLATRY, similar to when some fool has a rabbit foot to get good luck, or foolish people who worship some dead dictator whose rotting corpse is kept for a few years from falling apart via refrigeration...

The same is with SOCIALISM: Government CONTROL of the enconomy and everything else in life cannot solve any of humanity's existential problems, nor make people get along and be happy, ONLY GOD CAN DO THAT.

So, I just pointed out the FACTS: that no socialist country in the world is either efficient, nor successful. Now, what is wrong about pointing out the FACTS ?

PS: to all fanatical socialist zealots out there, I remind you that the USA only has 15% of its GDP committed to Government Expenses, so it is no socialist country by any stretch of the imagination .[b]

[Madbrunette]

Perhaps the failure is on my part, but I don't see what your personal beliefs on God have to do with capitalism vs. socialism, but I'll try to ignore that.

For someone who believes so strongly against placing faith in money (and as a side note, one can have faith in things other than God and not be an idolator) you certainly use it as a measure of success which indicates to me some sort of inconsistency of thought. Because a nation is wealthy, it is successful, and there for good?

What on earth do you make of Scandanavia who have some of the best standards of living and general happiness (may I also add less religious bull****) and are extremely successful and efficient socialist countries?

Also, it's hardly God's job to make people happy if the Bible is any standard to go by. I think what you are trying to espouse are simply libertarian ideals wrapped with a veneer of (may I say, shaky) Christianity.