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64 Arguments Against Democratic Socialism
Timestamps:
0:00 Definitions
2:28 Hyper-individualism
5:44 Universality
9:30 He Who Pays the Piper, Calls the Tune
12:37 Welfare State Turns Humans From Assets to Liabilities
15:18 Against Me
16:25 Trump Test
18:29 Zero Sum Thinking
21:05 Forcible Depravation
22:46 Monopoly Contradiction
25:27 Vilifying Producers
28:03 Competition Protects People
32:03 The Secret to Mass Consumption = Mass Production
34:30 Decreasing Prices in the Private Sector & Potential Competition
39:35 The Myth of the Rational Voter: Fake Power vs. Real Power
50:02 Social Contract Myth
53:29 "Which Happens First?"
58:45 Static Thinking Fallacy
1:03:20 Metrics for Standard of Living & Time Prices
1:07:58 Humans Are Inherently Self Interested
1:12:53 Recognizing Rights as Reciprocal
1:14:49 We Are Not the Government
1:17:29 More Power = Better Outcome Assumption
1:21:19 The Myth of "Free"
1:23:50 Iron Law of Oligarchy
1:26:50 Praxeology
1:37:55 Inequality & Trickle Down Economics
1:44:41 Domestic Imperialism
1:48:56 Regulatory Capture
1:50:48 Abolish the Police
1:53:02 The Empirical Case
1:54:08 "Me Being X Doesn't Affect You"
1:56:01 Material Mindset
1:59:16 Capital Financing Shift
2:00:30 The Value of the Capitalist
2:03:47 Opposition to Voluntary Solutions
2:07:45 Apartheid Entitlement
2:14:36 Democracy and Delegating Rights
2:17:02 The Expert Problem
2:23:45 Capitalist Time Preference
2:31:41 Capitalist Productivity
2:34:15 Self-Ownership
2:38:15 Who Defines What "Service X" is?
2:41:57 Inevitability of Scarcity
2:46:35 The Angel Argument
2:49:04 The Crimes of the 99%
2:51:09 "Poverty Causes Crime"
2:53:04 Intentions Over Results
2:57:41 Free Association = The Ultimate "Check and Balance"
3:00:31 Surplus Value
3:04:39 Firms Reduce Transaction Costs
3:08:21 Collective Action Problem
3:10:09 Empiricism, the High Cost of Experimentation, and the Difficulty in Isolating Variables
3:12:46 Each According to Their Ability? Need?
3:15:51 Disparities Prove Discrimination
3:23:58 Comparing Theory to Reality
3:31:42 Nirvana Fallacy
3:34:41 Which Collective?
3:39:20 Argument From Tolerance
3:39:50 Prices: Signal & Incentive
3:42:58 Catastrophizing
3:46:43 Stock Diversification
3:48:17 Press Conference Bias
3:50:20 Divorce and Discrimination
3:53:38 Discouraging Savings
Voluntaryist Keith retweeted
We'd all be 10X richer if our government masters didn't give us so many "free" services.
#Libertarian
Voluntaryist Keith retweeted
Tonight 8pm ET
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@LibertarianInst fundraiser with:
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As always, you're in control.
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Voluntaryist Keith retweeted
Friday 8pm ET
Are You Smarter Than a Politician?
Fundraiser for @LibertarianInst with Scott Horton, Keith Knight and Kyle Anzalone!
As always, you're in control.
The chat determines the scores.
Voluntaryist Keith retweeted
A similar point, which @an_capitalist brilliantly makes in his book “Domestic Imperialism,” is this:
Capitalism produces abundance at low cost (Walmart, Amazon, Google, X, Youtube).
Socialism kills millions with a $40 trill debt and leads to shortages (war, regulations, welfare)
Zohran Mamdani explains his definition of socialism to Theo Von: “Socialism to me means you’ll have whatever you need to live a dignified life and that it is the government’s job to deliver on that. When people say dignity we’re talking about the things that allow you to take a breath. Housing, childcare, public transit. No one should be priced out of these things. These are non-negotiables, you need these to live”
Two valid points from Krugman.
1. Welfare is a scam.
2. In 2004, before Medicare Part D and Obamacare, the state was controlling/ruining health care. Regulation further restrics supply causing high prices/shortages.
AI is the closest thing to an actual "free education" and Socialists oppose it LMFAO
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other city officials announced a sweeping new policy Wednesday imposing a one-year ban on student use of generative artificial intelligence in New York City public schools from 2-K through 8th grade, while limiting screen time for younger students and launching AI literacy lessons for high schoolers. More: abc7ny.com/post/new-york-cit… 7ny.tv/Ywj5FU
Voluntaryist Keith retweeted
You are going to have to speak to your right wing family and friends about the USG sooner or later. Here's some possible framing for that discussion. - staff
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Voluntaryist Keith retweeted
I know I’m late to the game, but @an_capitalist’s “64 Arguments Against Democratic Socialism” is phenomenal.
It is well worth your time!
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Join @an_capitalist and me tonight at 8pm CST as we tackle the latest atrocities of the US empire, the rise of Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists, and their proposals to exacerbate the financial pitfalls of the US. Link to the livestream in the replies.
If Taylor Swift and I both perform a concert for 2hrs, would you expect us to get equal pay?
Why do unmarried men earn less $ annually than married men?
Why do old people earn more per hour than young people?
Why do Asains out-earn whites in America?
Would love to have a discussion with @KyleKulinski on the merits of Democratic Socialism.
64 Arguments Against Democratic Socialism
Timestamps:
0:00 Definitions
2:28 Hyper-individualism
5:44 Universality
9:30 He Who Pays the Piper, Calls the Tune
12:37 Welfare State Turns Humans From Assets to Liabilities
15:18 Against Me
16:25 Trump Test
18:29 Zero Sum Thinking
21:05 Forcible Depravation
22:46 Monopoly Contradiction
25:27 Vilifying Producers
28:03 Competition Protects People
32:03 The Secret to Mass Consumption = Mass Production
34:30 Decreasing Prices in the Private Sector & Potential Competition
39:35 The Myth of the Rational Voter: Fake Power vs. Real Power
50:02 Social Contract Myth
53:29 "Which Happens First?"
58:45 Static Thinking Fallacy
1:03:20 Metrics for Standard of Living & Time Prices
1:07:58 Humans Are Inherently Self Interested
1:12:53 Recognizing Rights as Reciprocal
1:14:49 We Are Not the Government
1:17:29 More Power = Better Outcome Assumption
1:21:19 The Myth of "Free"
1:23:50 Iron Law of Oligarchy
1:26:50 Praxeology
1:37:55 Inequality & Trickle Down Economics
1:44:41 Domestic Imperialism
1:48:56 Regulatory Capture
1:50:48 Abolish the Police
1:53:02 The Empirical Case
1:54:08 "Me Being X Doesn't Affect You"
1:56:01 Material Mindset
1:59:16 Capital Financing Shift
2:00:30 The Value of the Capitalist
2:03:47 Opposition to Voluntary Solutions
2:07:45 Apartheid Entitlement
2:14:36 Democracy and Delegating Rights
2:17:02 The Expert Problem
2:23:45 Capitalist Time Preference
2:31:41 Capitalist Productivity
2:34:15 Self-Ownership
2:38:15 Who Defines What "Service X" is?
2:41:57 Inevitability of Scarcity
2:46:35 The Angel Argument
2:49:04 The Crimes of the 99%
2:51:09 "Poverty Causes Crime"
2:53:04 Intentions Over Results
2:57:41 Free Association = The Ultimate "Check and Balance"
3:00:31 Surplus Value
3:04:39 Firms Reduce Transaction Costs
3:08:21 Collective Action Problem
3:10:09 Empiricism, the High Cost of Experimentation, and the Difficulty in Isolating Variables
3:12:46 Each According to Their Ability? Need?
3:15:51 Disparities Prove Discrimination
3:23:58 Comparing Theory to Reality
3:31:42 Nirvana Fallacy
3:34:41 Which Collective?
3:39:20 Argument From Tolerance
3:39:50 Prices: Signal & Incentive
3:42:58 Catastrophizing
3:46:43 Stock Diversification
3:48:17 Press Conference Bias
3:50:20 Divorce and Discrimination
3:53:38 Discouraging Savings
Voluntaryist Keith retweeted
The free market is imperfect because human beings are imperfect, but at least it lets customers correct arrogance faster than elections do.
Free markets produce for the working class.
The democratic socialist lie that "private = high prices" is a complete myth.
