SIMPLE LOGISTICS~Capitalism vs Socialism

This 6 years ago FB Post about Socialism v.s. Capitalism (near the bottom of this post), is a repost because TOO MANY PEOPLE cannot grasp SIMPLE LOGISTICS.

Last night, add the end of one of my recent Blog Posts (in which I made mention that America does not need any of the goods being boycotted by Canada); I got this response:

{{obscure - February 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM: A basic google search will tell you what we get from Canada and why you should care - gas, electricity, car parts, wood, metals, uranium, transportation materials and cement. We had to put our retirement home on hold as all the builders are raising prices in anticipation. You're going to be affected more than you realize.}}

So, naturally, I returned a reply:

Reply; ROAD GYPSIES - VAL & HOLLAND~February 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM: ((We can get all that from down here, in America - and that is why we voted for president Trump: we are sick and tired of being held hostage by everyone around the globe that does not have our best interests in their thoughts.

Americans have had their retirement plans on hold since 2009, when barak hussein obama brainwashed everyone into thinking global mindset was the way to go … it has been a dismal disaster.

What Canada "has to offer" America, is what America has GIVEN them in shifty political maneuvers by crooked politicians; that, Thank God, is finally going to be reined in.

And "American Company's & Brands" will have to come back TO America to process and sell their "American" products; or be hit with a hefty fine. "American made" products made in Canada, is being halted.))

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Canadians are basically socialist, with a global mentality. They claim to be a liberal country … BUT they are RULED BY GREAT BRITAIN - they are NOT "a people onto themselves". They CANNOT draft their own Constitution, Set of Laws, have OPEN Medical practitioners or services, GROW their OWN FOOD, or BREATHE EASY without ROYAL OVERSIGHT.

The REALITY IS that Canada NEEDS US - we do not need them: America is boosting Canada's economy … NOT the "other way around".

Anything "Free" that Canada has, has been either stolen from - or gleaned from, the goodwill of America. And, they have in turn, publicly shit on us, our Laws, and our CHOSEN PRESIDENT - simply because The People, like Donald J. Trump, will not bend over and invite the royal shafting.

I said it.

I mean it.

I stand by it.

~ A Capitalist versus a Socialist ~

A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said, "I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost.”

I replied I am not sure.

It fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky who built it; it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made the components that went into it, it fed the people in the copper mine who mined the copper for the wires, it fed people in Decatur Illinois at Caterpillar who make the trucks that haul the copper ore, it fed the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer … and fed the people working at the dealership and their families.

BUT … I have to admit, I guess I really don’t know how many people it fed.  That is the difference between capitalism and welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put money in people’s pockets and give them dignity for their skills.  When you give someone something for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self-worth.

Capitalism is freely giving your money in exchange for something of value.

Socialism is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat that you never asked for.