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AquaSport
California - Sun, Surf, Traffic Jams
join:2007-05-03
California
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Re: Socialism
this service is being created to help others - not to make sure that everyone has the exact same amount of this/that and nothing more.
i know that's a joke, but at least a few morons who come to this page will get the idea that San Francisco is a socialist society and "we're all gonna die!" - or turn into Cuba as it was in 2000.  | |
stevephl
join:2000-11-27
Colorado Springs, CO
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| As someone who spent a one year living in SF back many years ago, SF is one of the worst socialist cities in North/South America. The anti-military stance taken by the city, the push to give illegal aliens the right to vote, etc the list goes on. Too many people fought and died for this great country and our political way of life to just roll over and let communism take root. Eventually "We the People" will stand up and revolt against cities like SF.
Steve in America | |
pspcrazy
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join:2008-02-06
San Diego, CA
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| Why do you even fear something like communism? Communism will only take root if the people want it to, and if the people want it to then so be it. I never understood why people feared something that honestly wasn't much of a threat in the first place. It was just one of the reason's politicians used to use their warheads on someone else before they expired, and heck it worked lol. | |
cubs4eva
Premium
join:2004-04-29
Aurora, IL | Yeah, no doubt. What exactly is wrong with Socialism? I thought Socialism and Communism were different things? | |
a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
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1 edit | reply to stevephl
WTF does socialism have to do with our constitutional freedoms? You seem to have been drinking too much from the US 'Freedom' Kool-aid. Hate to break it to you, but right now, the only ones with true freedom in the good 'ol U s of A, are the corporate execs who go to bed with Capitol lobbyists.
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CCNnorthcali
join:2004-03-07
Tempe, AZ
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| reply to stevephl
Oh please, I hear this argument all the time and it's ridiculous. Just because the people of the Bay Area don't want the military to feed off the poor uneducated population doesn't make them anti-military. I would argue we are some of the most supportive of the HUMANS in our military dieing for a war based on lies and corruption. How is that not supportive of the troops? Oh, and the illegal aliens are taking over the city... the horror! 
I'm glad you moved to "Christian Country" there in Colorado Springs, you'll be much happier there.
I'm glad San Fransisco is spending tax dollars wisely and giving back.
In case anyone is wondering, I live in both SF and AZ. | |
Toropop
join:2001-11-11
Vancouver, WA
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4 edits | reply to stevephl
said by stevephl  :As someone who spent a one year living in SF back many years ago, SF is one of the worst socialist cities in North/South America. The anti-military stance taken by the city, the push to give illegal aliens the right to vote, etc the list goes on. Too many people fought and died for this great country and our political way of life to just roll over and let communism take root. Eventually "We the People" will stand up and revolt against cities like SF. Steve in America As a native San Franciscan, current resident, and retired USN myself, I can safely say that The City is not one of, or even "the" worst, socialist cities in the Americas. In fact, if anything, it's probably one of the best. San Francisco has led the way in creating programs that work for its nearly three quarters of a million citizens without raising taxes -- thanks Proposition 13.
Being from Colorado, you probably had a different agenda for fighting for your country. My agenda was to ensure that we could carry on with our repressed freedom, censorship, capitalism, marginalism of individuals who will do jobs that you would never think of doing yourself, and continuing on with our effed up way of nominating and voting for presidents through the electoral college system... in a democratic way, of course. The most important part of my agenda, though, was to allow the United States to continue to make mistakes and hopefully learn from them, or to possibly even continue to do great things for this nation -- and the world.
As far as thinking that The City is becoming "communist," well, I'm thinking that Mr. Dictionary has possibly escaped you since our social programs are nothing close to being communist. Check your facts: communism is not socialism. Also, you may not be aware of this, but the United States has the lowest tax burden on its citizen than any other nation in the world. If we were a communist nation, or even a socialist nation, you would be seeing far less of your precious Navy pension and other income. Most other nations' citizens have tax burdens of up to 70% of their incomes. We get off with a paltry 25-31%, depending on which state you live in. The second lowest, Canada, has a burden of 35%. Oh, and look... they have socialized medicine.
I really could go on and on about what is wrong with your argument: about how many of our low-income residents work two to three jobs just to get by (and this is true nationwide, by the way); how they also are trying to educate themselves and their families to get ahead in life. Etc. I'm pretty sure you don't care about any of that, though. All you probably care about is making sure the VA continues to pay for your medical needs (oh, that's right, they aren't), being able to keep your gun collection, and denying basic human rights to those men and women (who also fought for our country) who happen to want to build a life with with someone of the same sex, and enjoy the same rights and freedoms that heterosexual couples get to enjoy (all 1,100 of them).
Golly, it must be distressing to think that the nation you fought for is going to hell in a handbasket.
Get back to us to tell us how bad it is when something goes wrong in your life and you need to take advantage of a social program in order to survive.
Oh, that's right... by then, you probably won't have a computer or access to Wi-Fi in order to post that report.
Pity. | |
Blackened
Your Freedom Fries Are Stale
join:2003-09-29
| QFT.
It's pretty difficult to imagine the poster you quoted as actually even visiting San Francisco, never mind actually living there. I regularly visit SF (a mere 30-45 minute drive) and their success has seeped into the rest of the Bay Area in how to be open minded, with so many different cultural melting pots. The real criticism against San Francisco is that people are tolerant, and intolerant people are obviously jealous that people in San Francisco care about freedom equally (even for gays) and care enough about helping their residents enough to give them Wi-Fi. The usefulness and necessity of having the internet is unrivaled.
Good for San Francisco. Here's hopes that the entire Bay Area gets free/muni Wi-Fi (or fiber).
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Conservatives love religious-like aphorisms so here's one: "Freedom isn't free. It's Made in China." | |
pp03
join:2002-06-13
Minneapolis, MN
| To the poster from AZ and CA, I wonder to which state he files residency taxes for?
Where are you guys getting this garbage % tax number? Federal income taxes are that, state income taxes on top of that, state and county sales taxes on top of that, property taxes, license taxes for on and off road vehicle's, gas taxes, taxes on income you put in to invest and when you take it out it goes on and on and on...
I would like to see where you get 35% for Canada, I live by and go to Ontario a lot -- I love the huge sales tax...
What is so wrong with this: NOT WANTING TO PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE THE INTERNET? Not wanting to pay for my 30 something year old stepbrother who has been on welfare since he was 18 and is perfectly healthy, NOT WANTING TO PAY FOR OLD IDIOTS THAT RELIED SOLELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THEIR RETIREMENT -- THATS RIGHT THE IDIOTS WHO DIDN'T INVEST.
Keep your socialized crap, just as it spreads, and even in SF, have a check box that says, do you want to pay for x and y, if not check here and you can keep that money. Guess what, none of your crappy programs would succeed.
And before you pull that gun-toting midwest BS, I'm a proud atheist that doesn't own a gun. But I'll be damned if I'll pay for anyone else's bullshit unless they are a child or physically disabled.
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Toropop
join:2001-11-11
Vancouver, WA
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2 edits | It's not a "garbage % tax number". I imagine that you don't have 3 hours for 17 weeks available to you right now to learn about economics, just as I don't have that much time to explain it here. Not to mention, it's not appropriate for this forum. I understand that Wikipedia does a pretty good job of explaining tax burden. Personally, I haven't read through it. If you choose to do so, please remember that there is a difference between tax burden and income & sales taxes that you're referring to in your post. It can be a tad confusing, but should be clear if you read up on it. | |
CCNnorthcali
join:2004-03-07
Tempe, AZ
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1 edit | reply to pp03
I file taxes in Arizona only because that is where I work.
It's internet for all to use, yes including people who like to cheat the system, but also for many legitimate users. It's not JUST for one group of people.
I guess I'm just a bit more worried about all the $341 million we spend each day in Iraq than what we spend on social programs. | |
Blackened
Your Freedom Fries Are Stale
join:2003-09-29
| reply to pp03
said by pp03 :To the poster from AZ and CA, I wonder to which state he files residency taxes for? Where are you guys getting this garbage % tax number? Federal income taxes are that, state income taxes on top of that, state and county sales taxes on top of that, property taxes, license taxes for on and off road vehicle's, gas taxes, taxes on income you put in to invest and when you take it out it goes on and on and on... I would like to see where you get 35% for Canada, I live by and go to Ontario a lot -- I love the huge sales tax... What is so wrong with this: NOT WANTING TO PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE THE INTERNET? Not wanting to pay for my 30 something year old stepbrother who has been on welfare since he was 18 and is perfectly healthy, NOT WANTING TO PAY FOR OLD IDIOTS THAT RELIED SOLELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THEIR RETIREMENT -- THATS RIGHT THE IDIOTS WHO DIDN'T INVEST. Keep your socialized crap, just as it spreads, and even in SF, have a check box that says, do you want to pay for x and y, if not check here and you can keep that money. Guess what, none of your crappy programs would succeed. And before you pull that gun-toting midwest BS, I'm a proud atheist that doesn't own a gun. But I'll be damned if I'll pay for anyone else's bullshit unless they are a child or physically disabled. Here's some food for thought:
Nearly everything you pay for in taxes goes, in some fashion, to something you don't want it to. Guaranteed. The idea of checking a box to taxes you want to pay is utterly retarded and defeats the purpose of taxes altogether.
Either you go live on "pp03 Island" by yourself or quit bitching about taxes going to things you don't want it to and deal with it like the rest of us. I hate the fact that my taxes goes in any fashion toward churches. So what?
If you don't want it to pay for welfare bums, give them a job. And in cities like San Francisco it's pretty difficult to live on welfare, as it's not cheap at all to live there. Nonetheless, those who can actually save up for a computer will have Wi-Fi, and you'll probably be happy to know (without even living in San Francisco) that most of those people on welfare won't even have a computer -- even though you don't actually live in SF so shouldn't be whining.
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Conservatives love religious-like aphorisms so here's one: "Freedom isn't free. It's Made in China." | |
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