Economics / Capitalism 101

The kids filed into class Monday morning. They were very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on productive salesmanship.

Little Sally led off: "I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30." she said proudly, "My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success."

"Very good, Sally." said the teacher.

Little Jenny was next: "I sold magazines." she said, "I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events."

"Very good, Jenny." said the teacher.

Eventually, it was Sam's turn. The teacher held her breath, as Sam always had a 'different' take on things. Sam walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. "$2,467" he said.

"$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling?"

"Toothbrushes." said Sam.

"Toothbrushes?" echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much money?"

"I found the busiest corner in town." said Sam, "I set up a Dip & Chip stand, I gave everybody who walked by a free sample. They all said the same thing, 'Hey, this tastes like dog crap!' Then I would say, 'It is dog crap. Wanna buy a toothbrush?' I used the President Obama method of giving you something shitty, dressing it up so it looks good, telling you it's free, and then making you pay to get the bad taste out of your mouth."

Sam got five stars for his efforts, bless his little heart.

:rofl2:
 

Mayhem

Banned
Li'l Sammy got investigated by the Dept. of Homeland Security, not local cops, not state cops, not FBI, CDC, Dept. of Commerce or any other government agency that had been there the whole time. No, it took the agency that was started by Li'l Sammy's illegitimate stepfather twice removed to investigate this little creep feeding dogshit to people.

And Li'l Sammy got a nice pat down and strip search to remember his friends by.
 
Li'l Sammy got investigated by the Dept. of Homeland Security, not local cops, not state cops, not FBI, CDC, Dept. of Commerce or any other government agency that had been there the whole time. No, it took the agency that was started by Li'l Sammy's illegitimate stepfather twice removed to investigate this little creep feeding dogshit to people.

And Li'l Sammy got a nice pat down and strip search to remember his friends by.
Oh that's right, you're the guy who pretends to be a lawyer when not in here smarting off, right?
 

Mayhem

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Oh that's right, you're the guy who pretends to be a lawyer when not in here smarting off, right?

Check the title of your thread and tell me who is posing.

Sam, if you're going to pretend to be smart, pretend to be smarter than Newt Gingrich. I'm giving you a realistic task here. Realize when it's time to quit and realize that it's because you are spewing mindless drivel and no one shares your views. Realize that you are punch drunk and exhausted, realize that there is no nobility in soldiering on, realize that the only logical course, at this point, is to steal a few street signs and leave town with your tail between your legs.

Show us your quality Sam. :thumbsup:
 
Check the title of your thread and tell me who is posing.

Sam, if you're going to pretend to be smart, pretend to be smarter than Newt Gingrich. I'm giving you a realistic task here. Realize when it's time to quit and realize that it's because you are spewing mindless drivel and no one shares your views. Realize that you are punch drunk and exhausted, realize that there is no nobility in soldiering on, realize that the only logical course, at this point, is to steal a few street signs and leave town with your tail between your legs.

Show us your quality Sam. :thumbsup:

You and damn near everyone else always respond to my threads. I've succeeded.
 

PlasmaTwa2

The Second-Hottest Man in my Mother's Basement
Mayhem's reply is awesome.
 
socialism= high debt, bankruptcy, unemployment, high taxes, business wasteland
 

vodkazvictim

Why save the world, when you can rule it?
socialism= high debt, bankruptcy, unemployment, high taxes, business wasteland
Capitalism = high debt, bankruptcy, unemployment, high taxes, business wasteland.
High debt because debtor nations are a source of income for bans, Which is why Africa has been kepy poor and Europe has been turned into a new Africa.
Bankruptcy because the big boys like to bankrupt the opposition (easy when it's small start up businesses) in order to gain a monopoly (so much for that most preposterous of myths; the free market).
Unemployment is beloved of Capitalism (in it's current form), because it means labour costs stay low and businesses get a better deal.
Business wasteland is also a result of Capitalism; as one company gains dominance it gradually eliminates it's competitors.

Now how you wor out that shit about socialism, other than business wasteland, I have no idea.
Incidently, I've heard that mixed model Socialism could allow some limited private enterprise... Not sure about that tho.
 
Capitalism = high debt, bankruptcy, unemployment, high taxes, business wasteland.
High debt because debtor nations are a source of income for bans, Which is why Africa has been kepy poor and Europe has been turned into a new Africa.
Bankruptcy because the big boys like to bankrupt the opposition (easy when it's small start up businesses) in order to gain a monopoly (so much for that most preposterous of myths; the free market).
Unemployment is beloved of Capitalism (in it's current form), because it means labour costs stay low and businesses get a better deal.
Business wasteland is also a result of Capitalism; as one company gains dominance it gradually eliminates it's competitors.

Now how you wor out that shit about socialism, other than business wasteland, I have no idea.
Incidently, I've heard that mixed model Socialism could allow some limited private enterprise... Not sure about that tho.


The Conspiracy is str0ng in you.
 

Luxman

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Capitalism is far from perfect, it's riddled with corruption, but it's better than most other economic systems.
The best system would be social-capitalism, where the basic necessities(food, shelter, healthcare, education, etc.) to have a decent life are provided by society at a minimal cost, and everyone has the freedom to legally create their own extra income if they want to buy non-essential luxuries.
 

Luxman

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WARNING!!!
This video may cause republicans/capitalists to drool or get a schadenboner. :(

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