I would guess that it would have to depend on you as a person. If I was a doctor, I'm not sure if I would want to be paid the same as a nurse, or even the secretary that's working for me. For instance, if your co-worker does extremely well on a design or business deal, your employer would probably consider raising their pay. Although it would not seem fair to you, if you were in your co-workers position, you would see no problem with it, simply because you worked for it. I'm not sure if our country would benefit from mixing the two, but if they want to find out, I'm sure they won't toy with it for a good long time, until we are back up on our feet.
I believe it is possible to have a mix of the two, and our country would, in fact, benefit from it. I think the benefits of a half and half government would probably outshine any cons. The most obvious benefit being socialized health care. This would provide everyone with the health care that they need regardless of their financial situation. However, I do believe that having the people's voice heard in the decision-making is vital in having a happy country. It's finding the happy medium between democracy and communism that would pose a problem.
Anything is possible, but I do not think it would be a good idea. Americans are never happy with who is in office and the decisions made, we live in the land of the free and home of the brave. Everyone has their own opinion, and whoever disagrees with the decisions made may or may not make an action from that.
I think that having a democracy-communist country could be benificial as well as negative. In terms of health care and insurance a communist country in which everyone has the same benefits that could help the country strive to becoming more productive and healthier as a whole. People would strive more and not be burdened as much with financial needs and health issues that hold them back from becoming successful. However, in terms of paying surgeons the same as secretarys (etc.) this isn't beneficial because there are different amount of work that go into each. For example, you wouldn't give a student who spent days on a project the same grade as a student who threw something together before class. The student who didn't take their time would benefit from something they didn't do and wouldn't have the need to strive harder to make something of themselves. The idea of a communist country as well as a democratic country is definitly controversial, but has it's positives as well as its negatives.
No it is not because communism is defined as: a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. There is no way in the world that communism could succeed in this country due to the fact that people here are so motivated by doing better than someone else. In communism, everyone makes the same amount of money: a doctor the same as a janitor, a mechanic the same as a nuclear scientist, and a teacher the same as a soldier. Why go to school for 8 years to be a doctor when you could not go to college and be a janitor? A republic and Communism could not work together either because within our republic is a free market economy which is the opposite of what communists want. In a communist state, the government controls everthing from income to where you live and how many children you can have. What Brooke said about socialized health care is ridiculous. Ask any Canadian or any British human being how they like their health care and it is one of their biggest complaints. To socialize health care would take away the best of the doctors or make waiting lists so long that it would be impossible to visit them before your illness or injury seriously affected your health. Socialized health care is a joke and one of the failing aspects of any socialist society no matter what the left wing nut jobs tell you. Look at the USSR, Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba, China, and several African countries. These countries' healthcare and insurance are little to none. The government pays for little because so much money is wrapped up in the government officials' bank accounts. After hurricane Katrina we aided the people in New Orleans much more efficiently than a very rich yet communist nation like China did their natural disaster victims this last year. Cubans live in constant poverty along with the larger portion of Africans and North Koreans. Our country is heading this destructive direction though because of the far left agenda and the socialist we elected. With a largely radical left congress and senate, our radical left President can pass any radical left bill that he seems fit. I am not too convinced that we will be a free market much longer. As you see with a massive tax increase on wealthy Americans and more welfare for poorer Americans. Now if you lower the highest and higher the lowest things seem to equal out. When things equal out, that becomes equality in payment, medical care, and insurance coverage. Communisism takes care of the people in power and that is just about it. Sure the citizens are given equal health care and insurance but money just does not spring from trees. Money for a government comes from one place, the source of it all, the taxpayers. Afterall we have seen nothing but spending plans and tax increases out of the new administration, it would make sense. To pay for hundreds of millions health care can be expensive. To curb the cost of this health care the government just provides the least they can to save money. Large companies often cut employees' insurance benefits to save money and it becomes quite simple and inadequate quite often, and what is a country but a large company?
No, democracy and communism cannot be mixed. It would be great if a communist country just meant more equality and balance. However, thats not all it is. Communist countries are based on complete dictatorship and are controlled to an unnecessary degree. The purpose of democracy is to put value on individuals, their rights, their property, etc. However, in communism, the idea is to promote group growth (superutility). They contradict completely.
A mix of democracy and communism may very well be possible, but one would have to be careful not to over do it. As Brooke stated allowing the peoples voice to be heard is essential in most forms of government. Should our government toy around with the idea then they should be cautious not to through aside the opinions of the citizens. On the flip side, should there not be enough communism in the mix then what good would it do any way.
I honestly find the idea of communism and democracy as extremely controversial because they are pretty much the opposite. Sure the health insurance equally distributed to the population might sound like a good idea but i agree with Benson's statement about China and the US's difference in the such disastrous times. I also don't like the idea about doctors and other professionals being paid less and putting forth more effort because that would destroy competition, which fuels our ever growing world.
Democracy and communism are complete opposites of eachother. Therefore, if they were to combine the results would either be complete failure or sucess. In order to suceed, a perfect balance would have to be achieved, and in politics there is never a balance. "Democom" does has its benefits that would make it seem appealing. However, communism completely goes against American ideals, so how could compromise be achieved? America has prospered because of "The American Dream", we are the land of opportunity and we thrive on sucess. If the American citizen's dream was limited by the dreams of others then where would be as a nation? Communism stifles the American idea of Individual sucess. Although it is an unfair truth, all men are not created equal, at least not in the sense of intellegence and ambition. Although we suceed individually, we prosper as a nation.
It could work, but Americans are never satisfied with anything. But just like with Obama, tons of people don't agree with having a black president. What can they do about it? Nothing besides complain. If McCain would have been elected President, they would have had a problem with him because he is too 'old' for them, and Americans felt he would die off quickly, then we would have been stuck with a WOMAN. Of course, there is always going to be some group of people against whoever or whatever it is that they are stuck with.
From what I understand, they are complete opposites, like Allison and Sheharyar said. So, how can two things so different be combined in a logical manner?
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I would guess that it would have to depend on you as a person. If I was a doctor, I'm not sure if I would want to be paid the same as a nurse, or even the secretary that's working for me. For instance, if your co-worker does extremely well on a design or business deal, your employer would probably consider raising their pay. Although it would not seem fair to you, if you were in your co-workers position, you would see no problem with it, simply because you worked for it.
I'm not sure if our country would benefit from mixing the two, but if they want to find out, I'm sure they won't toy with it for a good long time, until we are back up on our feet.
I believe it is possible to have a mix of the two, and our country would, in fact, benefit from it. I think the benefits of a half and half government would probably outshine any cons. The most obvious benefit being socialized health care. This would provide everyone with the health care that they need regardless of their financial situation. However, I do believe that having the people's voice heard in the decision-making is vital in having a happy country. It's finding the happy medium between democracy and communism that would pose a problem.
Anything is possible, but I do not think it would be a good idea.
Americans are never happy with who is in office and the decisions made, we live in the land of the free and home of the brave. Everyone has their own opinion, and whoever disagrees with the decisions made may or may not make an action from that.
I think that having a democracy-communist country could be benificial as well as negative.
In terms of health care and insurance a communist country in which everyone has the same benefits that could help the country strive to becoming more productive and healthier as a whole. People would strive more and not be burdened as much with financial needs and health issues that hold them back from becoming successful.
However, in terms of paying surgeons the same as secretarys (etc.) this isn't beneficial because there are different amount of work that go into each. For example, you wouldn't give a student who spent days on a project the same grade as a student who threw something together before class. The student who didn't take their time would benefit from something they didn't do and wouldn't have the need to strive harder to make something of themselves.
The idea of a communist country as well as a democratic country is definitly controversial, but has it's positives as well as its negatives.
No it is not because communism is defined as: a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. There is no way in the world that communism could succeed in this country due to the fact that people here are so motivated by doing better than someone else. In communism, everyone makes the same amount of money: a doctor the same as a janitor, a mechanic the same as a nuclear scientist, and a teacher the same as a soldier. Why go to school for 8 years to be a doctor when you could not go to college and be a janitor? A republic and Communism could not work together either because within our republic is a free market economy which is the opposite of what communists want. In a communist state, the government controls everthing from income to where you live and how many children you can have. What Brooke said about socialized health care is ridiculous. Ask any Canadian or any British human being how they like their health care and it is one of their biggest complaints. To socialize health care would take away the best of the doctors or make waiting lists so long that it would be impossible to visit them before your illness or injury seriously affected your health. Socialized health care is a joke and one of the failing aspects of any socialist society no matter what the left wing nut jobs tell you. Look at the USSR, Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba, China, and several African countries. These countries' healthcare and insurance are little to none. The government pays for little because so much money is wrapped up in the government officials' bank accounts. After hurricane Katrina we aided the people in New Orleans much more efficiently than a very rich yet communist nation like China did their natural disaster victims this last year. Cubans live in constant poverty along with the larger portion of Africans and North Koreans. Our country is heading this destructive direction though because of the far left agenda and the socialist we elected. With a largely radical left congress and senate, our radical left President can pass any radical left bill that he seems fit. I am not too convinced that we will be a free market much longer. As you see with a massive tax increase on wealthy Americans and more welfare for poorer Americans. Now if you lower the highest and higher the lowest things seem to equal out. When things equal out, that becomes equality in payment, medical care, and insurance coverage. Communisism takes care of the people in power and that is just about it. Sure the citizens are given equal health care and insurance but money just does not spring from trees. Money for a government comes from one place, the source of it all, the taxpayers. Afterall we have seen nothing but spending plans and tax increases out of the new administration, it would make sense. To pay for hundreds of millions health care can be expensive. To curb the cost of this health care the government just provides the least they can to save money. Large companies often cut employees' insurance benefits to save money and it becomes quite simple and inadequate quite often, and what is a country but a large company?
No, democracy and communism cannot be mixed. It would be great if a communist country just meant more equality and balance. However, thats not all it is. Communist countries are based on complete dictatorship and are controlled to an unnecessary degree. The purpose of democracy is to put value on individuals, their rights, their property, etc. However, in communism, the idea is to promote group growth (superutility). They contradict completely.
A mix of democracy and communism may very well be possible, but one would have to be careful not to over do it. As Brooke stated allowing the peoples voice to be heard is essential in most forms of government. Should our government toy around with the idea then they should be cautious not to through aside the opinions of the citizens. On the flip side, should there not be enough communism in the mix then what good would it do any way.
I honestly find the idea of communism and democracy as extremely controversial because they are pretty much the opposite. Sure the health insurance equally distributed to the population might sound like a good idea but i agree with Benson's statement about China and the US's difference in the such disastrous times. I also don't like the idea about doctors and other professionals being paid less and putting forth more effort because that would destroy competition, which fuels our ever growing world.
Democracy and communism are complete opposites of eachother. Therefore, if they were to combine the results would either be complete failure or sucess. In order to suceed, a perfect balance would have to be achieved, and in politics there is never a balance. "Democom" does has its benefits that would make it seem appealing. However, communism completely goes against American ideals, so how could compromise be achieved? America has prospered because of "The American Dream", we are the land of opportunity and we thrive on sucess. If the American citizen's dream was limited by the dreams of others then where would be as a nation? Communism stifles the American idea of Individual sucess. Although it is an unfair truth, all men are not created equal, at least not in the sense of intellegence and ambition. Although we suceed individually, we prosper as a nation.
I agree with Emily completely.
It could work, but Americans are never satisfied with anything. But just like with Obama, tons of people don't agree with having a black president. What can they do about it? Nothing besides complain. If McCain would have been elected President, they would have had a problem with him because he is too 'old' for them, and Americans felt he would die off quickly, then we would have been stuck with a WOMAN. Of course, there is always going to be some group of people against whoever or whatever it is that they are stuck with.
From what I understand, they are complete opposites, like Allison and Sheharyar said. So, how can two things so different be combined in a logical manner?
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