Thursday, April 9, 2009

Thanks Again Dubya

...for ruining capitalism so badly that only 53% of Americans believe it's better than socialism. Way to go on that one. You actually found a way to completely wreck it by turning it into reverse socialism.

My fav part of the Rasmussen poll (natch):
Adults under 30 are essentially evenly divided: 37% prefer capitalism, 33% socialism, and 30% are undecided.
I love it. Of course those under 30 have this idea that capitalism is not the great struggle against Communism, but "well, I got out of school, got laid off after the dot-com bust, laid off again after 9/11 recession, laid off again this year, and still have $100k in student loans due." Yes, they are going to say to themselves "Hey, capitalism kinda sucks, and I don't have health care, let's try something different." They might be on to something.



Oh, and the wingers are blaming Obama for the "death of America."
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 9, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    "Of course those under 30 have this idea that capitalism is not the great struggle against Communism..."

    Because it's not? Capitalism and communism are both differing economic system, sure, but don't revise history - the Cold War was the USSR and USA squaring off as superpowers with differing strategies for their hegemonies.

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  2. ZandarApril 9, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    It was more of a tongue in cheek economic thing. I'm 33 for example, but honestly I got out of college and ran right into the dot com bust, then the 9/11 recession, then this mess, when everyone said YAY CAPITALISM AND THE FREE MARKETS RULE!

    Not for everyone they don't. :)

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