wellwisher
Well-Known Member
Here is an interesting topic political topic that has not been explored. In Western culture, as well as all cultures to some degree, money and power rule. If you have money you can rent power and if you have power you can leverage money. Capitalism and Socialism are two possible path for dealing with the money side. However, these two paths have not been fully addressed, when it comes to dealing with the power side.
Socialism, in terms money and business, will tax and redistributed money to make it fair to all the citizens. If we apply this same schema to power, then Socialism would also tax power and redistribute power to the people. For example, if the corporate tax rate is 30%, then corporation will need to give 30% of their wealth to the common good. If we apply to this tax schema to power at the highest levels, then Congress, for example, would have only 70% vote left and the remaining 30% of their vote should be redistributed to the citizens; redistribution of power and money at the same rates.
Currently power is capitalist, even in socialist countries. Has anyone ever noticed that? Gaining and growing power is often driven based on free market forces; buying and selling via campaign contributions, quid pro quo, and mass marketing to gain market share. However, there is no tax on power in a socialist sense. In the corporate world all this hard work is taxed. But power is not taken away at the same rate, and given to the people; away from all those greedy power mongers. Capitalist Power is why many socialist experiments fail. Those in power will create monopoly control of power, and are not willing to share any power with the people; no tax on power.
In the USA there are three branches of government. They are like three large corporations with competition between them, for checks and balances. This is power capitalism. This requires each do their best in the competitive world, to prevent monopoly in their power industry. But there is no tax on these three power corporations, that directly cycles back to the people, as a way to redistribute this cartel power. They will fortify power as a cartel monopoly, so as to not share any power, like the Democrat corona bill passage.
The citizens should get the fruits of the same tax on power as the corporate tax rate; votes on key issues. Why does socialism not address power the same way they do money? Capitalism is more consistent in terms of accepting capitalism in both power and money.
This is useful to ponder. Computers and internet make a power tax and redistribution more viable then ever.
Socialism, in terms money and business, will tax and redistributed money to make it fair to all the citizens. If we apply this same schema to power, then Socialism would also tax power and redistribute power to the people. For example, if the corporate tax rate is 30%, then corporation will need to give 30% of their wealth to the common good. If we apply to this tax schema to power at the highest levels, then Congress, for example, would have only 70% vote left and the remaining 30% of their vote should be redistributed to the citizens; redistribution of power and money at the same rates.
Currently power is capitalist, even in socialist countries. Has anyone ever noticed that? Gaining and growing power is often driven based on free market forces; buying and selling via campaign contributions, quid pro quo, and mass marketing to gain market share. However, there is no tax on power in a socialist sense. In the corporate world all this hard work is taxed. But power is not taken away at the same rate, and given to the people; away from all those greedy power mongers. Capitalist Power is why many socialist experiments fail. Those in power will create monopoly control of power, and are not willing to share any power with the people; no tax on power.
In the USA there are three branches of government. They are like three large corporations with competition between them, for checks and balances. This is power capitalism. This requires each do their best in the competitive world, to prevent monopoly in their power industry. But there is no tax on these three power corporations, that directly cycles back to the people, as a way to redistribute this cartel power. They will fortify power as a cartel monopoly, so as to not share any power, like the Democrat corona bill passage.
The citizens should get the fruits of the same tax on power as the corporate tax rate; votes on key issues. Why does socialism not address power the same way they do money? Capitalism is more consistent in terms of accepting capitalism in both power and money.
This is useful to ponder. Computers and internet make a power tax and redistribution more viable then ever.
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