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Jeff Swann | 3 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +33 
 Why socialism always leads to slavery:

Socialists vote for free stuff

Govt prints money to provide "free stuff"

Money printing causes prices to rise

People get unhappy about rising prices

Govt imposes controls to stop prices rising

Price controls make businesses unprofitable

No profit means businesses can't survive

No businesses mean no production

Govt has to force people to produce food
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DugandRupe | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 “That’s only because they didn’t do socialism the right way” 🤣
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asourcefamiliarwiththematter | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think Hayek's Road to Serfdom explains this well
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tt | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
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EconomistaAustriaco | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The cycle of socialism
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ObjectiF MooN⚡️₿ | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Exactly what's happening in European Union right now. 

Farmers barely work at a profit, and it's all thanks to aid from europe and more printing money. Without it they work at a loss, they can't rise the price of their products because of EU laws.

This model and farce will not last long.