tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post1493628586267376223..comments2024-03-18T17:10:39.347+05:30Comments on E=mc^2: Distorted Article on Facebook about Social DemocracySujaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539694685428659940noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-35431736384793131562013-03-01T15:36:11.831+05:302013-03-01T15:36:11.831+05:30Sujai, that is a very nice article. I have shared ...Sujai, that is a very nice article. I have shared :-).<br /><br />I don't have an issue with the welfare state. My issue is with big govt. The govt should be as small as possible.<br /><br />The govt should define policies, set standards, should provide law and order. Those are its basic tasks. Then it should provide communication and transportation facilities where they are not available. <br /><br />They should make sure that children get basic educated and higher education to the worthy an provide medical facilities to the children. They should also provide basic education to people who want to study. <br /><br />They should also provide for preventing disasters and helping people survive these disasters.<br /><br />I am not sure if there is anything else that they should do.<br /><br />I have been thinking of a new theory. How the normal person allows the govt to become very big. Yes taxation is there. But how else does the govt make money. It is by selling debt. Those debt are bought by banks, because we save in them. I think the root of all corruption is saving money in the bank :-). Money should be saved in lockers, not as currency, but as tangibles like Gold. As our forefathers used to do. This way the govt will have only the money they can tax or inflate. There will be no buffer of debt.<br /><br />Even better would be to get into a currency union like the Euro. So that the politicians are not able to inflate away the currency at will. Look at what happened to Greece. They had to reduce the govt, to get rid of their deficit, because the ECB won't print money and give it to them, without any effort made by them.Anand Srivastavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616369007370348265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-83643298296513175952012-04-24T13:36:11.925+05:302012-04-24T13:36:11.925+05:30All these years and i only found this blog today. ...All these years and i only found this blog today. Dude...i'm following u. Ur blog is a thoughtful read.<br />:)Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509332659352465011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-62384309467907504962012-02-27T14:40:16.822+05:302012-02-27T14:40:16.822+05:30Thank you for writing this rebuttal to the so-call...Thank you for writing this rebuttal to the so-called argument against socialism making rounds on Facebook.<br /><br />And talking about reservations / affirmative action, I really like this cartoon depiction.<br /><br />http://theblacksentinel.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/p-admi-large.gifChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291568318788440530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-77126285462485838402012-02-24T07:50:39.337+05:302012-02-24T07:50:39.337+05:30From: Count_Rupert_of_Hentzau
I usually do not ...From: Count_Rupert_of_Hentzau<br /><br /><br /><br />I usually do not take polemical essays seriously, like the one mentioned in this article and purportedly being circulated over the net. <br /><br />However, heavily welfare oriented states all over the world are imploding faster than states relatively less welfare oriented. PIIGS for example. <br /><br />Regarding Nordic countries-----<br /><br />http://www.perspectiveone.com/rebuttal-to-scandinavian-socialism.asp<br /><br /><br />Btw, Ledzeus, whatever happened to Desicritics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-50817172299244633062012-02-21T13:32:23.119+05:302012-02-21T13:32:23.119+05:30Sorry, but I know students. If they do not see an ...Sorry, but I know students. If they do not see an incentive in the form of good grades, all they are going to do is play teen patta with beer bottle in hand. Nobody is going to study. <br /><br />Ill give you an example. Students work very hard at professional courses like NIIT or software trainings where they are reasonably sure of a career while the same students dont care much for their curriculum in the numerous private colleges. Why? because they see a path to career/profit in the professional courses, but not in college courses. <br /><br />Students are very sensitive to cost/benefit analysis of their effort. I think the same is true with anyone. If there is no profit, there will be no motivation. So sorry sujai, but I agree with the the professor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-8712638238024295022012-02-07T15:27:53.087+05:302012-02-07T15:27:53.087+05:30@Sujai Is it possible for you to give full view of...@Sujai Is it possible for you to give full view of the article on RSS feed instead of just a snippet view. I use Google reader and I am not able to view the complete article on the reader since only a snippet is visible.rhvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-79949533476026851362012-02-01T12:47:28.460+05:302012-02-01T12:47:28.460+05:30Ideally, everyone should have equal access to good...Ideally, everyone should have equal access to good education, food and healthcare. But in practice, it is not always possible due to limitations. For example, basic medical service like prompt treatment for diarrhea should be provided to every child in India. But you cannot expect the state to bear the expense of a cancer treatment that costs Rs. 5 lakhs/year for every Indian. Otherwise the system will become bankrupt in no time.<br /><br />Socialist services work best in countries which are homogeneous and uniform and where the social burden on the productive portion of the population is relatively low. Even in those cases, such as Norway and Japan, with declining populations (esp. of the young and productive sectors), they have to accept immigrants to run their economies (to bear the additional burden of socialist spending), which is okay in the short term, but which will definitely cause problems of their own in the long run.<br /><br />The US has a huge deficit and Social Security might as well get exhausted in the near future. A good portion of welfare is consumed by children of illegal Mexicans (the "anchor babies") funded by taxpayers' money. Of course, many Americans feel indignant at this misuse of their government's money.<br /><br />Coming to India, I think that the quality of education, nutrition and basic healthcare can be improved a lot with existing budget allocations with proper policies and implementations in place. Throwing additional funds is not going to solve the problem since there is too much wastage/corruption and inefficiencies as a result of bad policies.Ledziusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-70715809928954409122012-01-31T06:59:24.754+05:302012-01-31T06:59:24.754+05:30It is a very convincing post, if you ignore the di...It is a very convincing post, if you ignore the difference between apples and oranges.<br /><br />Every person needs the basic amenities you have taken as examples but nobody is entitled excellence.<br />If you start awarding marks for students even if they do not perform, the results will be disastrous. You certainly do not want to award a medical degree to someone who failed their exams, would you?<br /><br />Basic amenities are offered for free for everyone with the hope that they will out grow the situation and contribute back to it one day.<br /><br />Marks in school are merits, not a basic amenity. In your example, a better awarding system would be to provide the basic amenities (food, books, libraries) to all the students and also award the toppers.<br /><br />It has been proven multiple times that human psychology responds only to incentive, not for something that you get for free! Will you really value things if you got them for free? In no time, freebies will get abused.<br />Competition is important for growth, without which even the computer/website/browser that you are using wouldn't exist. Without competition man would have never stepped on the moon.<br /><br />Should we strive for excellence or for the bottom line? You preferSVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-41553174742253302602012-01-30T14:50:57.265+05:302012-01-30T14:50:57.265+05:30Some people did not get what Welfare State meant. ...Some people did not get what Welfare State meant. <br /><br />Here's a link to Wiki Page:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state<br /><br />A welfare state is a "concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life. The general term may cover a variety of forms of economic and social organization."[1]<br /><br />Modern welfare states include countries such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland[2] which employ a system known as the Nordic model. The welfare state involves a transfer of funds from the state, to the services provided (i.e. healthcare, education) as well as directly to individuals ("benefits"). The welfare state is funded through redistributionist taxation and is often referred to as a type of "mixed economy"[3] in the United States and many other countries.Sujaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539694685428659940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-75240091376616814942012-01-30T07:06:46.092+05:302012-01-30T07:06:46.092+05:30Excellent post. Near perfect exposition of ideas. ...Excellent post. Near perfect exposition of ideas. Liked the way you connected animal evolution into societal evolution. We should not have a society where it is the survival of the fittest all the time. One day misfortune may strike anyone and may need a helping hand. The British author of Harry Potter series J.K. Rowling was on welfare for a while to survive before becoming successful. Eventually she was able to make enormous contribution to the human society in terms of children's literature and culture. Rumor has it that she is richer than the British Queen today.<br /><br />Please keep up the good work.Bairaginoreply@blogger.com