by Ben Huh » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:19 pm
The modern progressive answer to corporate greed and "slave wages" is to replace the greedy capitalists with the government. Such a bright idea...not. Why does being a liberal in contemporary times mean I have to support a large government? Why does it mean I have to support doctrines borrowed from socialism and/or communism? The modern day liberal achieves social equality at the cost of economic freedoms. No longer can an employee negotiate with an employer directly regarding appropriate pay based on their job history and credentials, academic or otherwise. Nope, the government will do that for you and because the government took care of it, it means that your resume may justify you making $20/hr but too bad. Others in the thread cana rgue over property rights, etc. but to me not being able to talk on-on-one with an employer and come to an agreement is not an advance in individual liberties.
..."if the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of a divine reward, then brother, that person is a piece of shit."