Economics #2

No more Michael Moore!!! He is quite infuriating. Now, for the question: Why doesn't socialism work? The answer is simple: Human beings are corrupt. Yes, the idea of everybody living in harmony and sharing all the time and everyone having enough to eat and a warm bed and fulfilling their responsibilities to the community without monetary reward sounds perfect. Unfortunately, this is not possible. Human beings are greedy, lazy, selfish, and a slew of other unflattering adjectives. Within our society, there are plenty of people who are unwilling to work hard enough to sustain themselves, and rely on the government handouts to survive, or simply live in very poor conditions because they are too lazy to work themselves out of them. (This does not mean that all poor people are lazy, just a portion of them. There are plenty who are simply unfortunate.) These people would be unwilling to pull their weight in the socialist society, and would throw off the entire balance of taking and giving back that is necessary to maintain such a society. Furhtermore, a socialist society requires a government to delegate resources and ensure that everything runs smoothly and fairly. Now, when was the last time a government esixted completely without corruption? I don't believe that even happens in the movies. If the government was even the least bit poisoned by unethical and unfair attitudes, the entire system would be throw off. The government would become the new "corrupt, wealthy" class that Moore so despises. They would have complete control over the nation, including their food, clothing, money, everything. We would be completely reliant on the government's fairness for our livelihood. Now, if you trust your government that much, then I have no argument against socialism for you. But if you, like me, accept man's imperfection and weakness in the face of temptation, then please consider talking some sense into Michael Moore with me.