Who likes socialism?

There are 3 groups of people who like socialism:

1. The power hungry (dictator wannabes).
2. The elite.
3. The stupid/lazy.

Let's take each group more in depth.

The Power Hungry
Despite the name, socialism is not about people.  Well, I should say it's not about individuals.  Under socialism, people are nothing more than components in a machine - easily replaceable and of low value.

Under Socialism, the gov't owns everything.  Therefore who ever controls the gov't controls everything.  And, like we saw in every socialist experiment, socialism devolves into a de-facto dictatorship.

People like Crooked Hilary and Crazy Bernie fall into this group.  They are pushing socialism, not because they think it's great, but because they think that once it's in, they will siphon off power/money for themselves.

The Elite
You see these people mainly in the Ivory Tower of universities.  These people are experts in their own fields, but are woefully ignorant in every other area.  But they think that they have The Plan that will create Utopia.

History has shown time and time again that these people are extremely ignorant.  They are ignorant about their own Plan.  They are ignorant in that they think that if socialism comes that the Power Hungry will allow them to implement their Plan.

They speak of themselves as "smart" because they have a degree in X, but X has nothing to do with economics.

The Stupid/Lazy
This is the biggest group.

The Stupid are people who think that Socialism is more "moral" than capitalism (how they can think that stealing the work of someone is "moral" shows how bad our education system has become).  They are simply ignorant - and made so by the media/education.

The Lazy are people who like the idea of getting "free stuff" without working.  These people are parasites who society should be eliminating.


So when someone wants to tell you what a wonderful idea socialism is, ask yourself "What group does that person fall in to?"  I guarantee that they will fall into one of these groups.

Student loan debt

One of the big problems you hear about today is the "crushing" student loan debt that many people have today.  And, of course, everyone has their "solution" to the problem.

The student loan debt problem was created by

1. A myth that a college education is required to get a good paying job.  This myth was perpetuated by the Left (mostly in Hollywood by stereotyping non-college-grads as stupid working low paying, menial jobs).
2. A student loan program that allowed students to take out tens of thousands of dollars in loans to get a worthless degree.
3. Colleges raising their tuition in response to this easy-to-get student loan money.
4. Colleges turning from educational institutions to Left Wing indoctrination centers and producing people who are uneducated in their chosen field.

Simply put, the student loan system was created by the Left to funnel money into their institutions.

This is not a banking problem.  The banks are simply the intermediary for the money (since they had the infrastructure set up to give loans and take payments).  The Federal Gov't backed those loans, so the banks never used their money.  But they have to play by the rules that the Federal Gov't set for them.

Crazy Bernie Sanders wants free college education.  (Note that the only valid response to Crazy Bernie's ideas is to laugh - since they are the stupidest things ever said.)

Companies are tired of getting college grads who can't do their work and are no longer requiring college degrees.  New students don't want to be shackled with student loans and are seeking other education.  People are discovering that you don't need a college degree for many good jobs.

All this is adding up to colleges that are starting to fail financially.  And now you have the real reason why Crazy Bernie wants free college education.


So what to do about the ones who have "crushing" loans.  Nothing.  They messed up.  They paid way too much for a degree worth way too little.

When I went to college, I got a student loan.  But I also did a cost/benefit analysis of my degree.  My degree was worth more than the loan at the time.

If students did not do that and are taking it on faith that they will get a good paying job, then they were idiots and get what they earned: a poor lifestyle.

I should not have to pay for someone else's mistake.