| Most people don't understand the difference | | | | "Philosophically they, that is the labor party should |
| between a democracy and a republic. A straight | | | | never lose," as my acquaintance recently, and |
| democracy is set up different than a Republic, and | | | | astutely mentioned |
| a straight democracy can get itself into problems | | | | Yes, theoretically this is true, however, socialism |
| when it has a Labour Party, or a socialist party. | | | | will ensue, the system will start to collapse, and |
| Why you ask? It's simple really, because if the | | | | everyone will ask those who make things happen |
| masses can vote people into office that promise | | | | to come back, and give the industrial capitalists |
| them free stuff, then those politicians once in | | | | incentives to create what the socialists destroyed. |
| office do everything they can to make good on | | | | Call it Ayn Rand's revenge if you will. |
| those promises. | | | | You see, a politician who fills their voting ranks by |
| However, you can't make something out of thin | | | | using public money as a bribe is guilty of stealing |
| air. If you print money it causes inflation, if you | | | | from the people to propel their self-aggrandizing |
| tax the rich it slows down capital investment. The | | | | careers. And they know darn good and well what |
| more you tax the people, the less money they | | | | they're doing, as everyone's favorite price is |
| have, and the poorer they are. Once a socialist | | | | "Free" and when a podium pusher promises, folks |
| party or a Labour Party gets into office, it's very | | | | line up to vote for them. It's the way of things. |
| hard to get them out. And as long as they keep | | | | Please consider all this. |
| promising all sorts of free stuff to all the voters, | | | | |