[citation][nom]soundthinking[/nom]Social justice is the concept of spreading wealth around via government programs (i.e. welfare, medicare/medicaid, subsidies, etc.). Such redistribution of wealth is anti-capitalist, since capitalism is based on the understanding that the strongest product will do the best (or the strongest company will do the best in the markets); or in other terms, "may the best man win".[/citation]
You seem to be the one confused about what social justice is. Social justice means that everyone is treated equally and humanely. This insures the existence of a democratic state and was what the civil rights movement in the 60's was all about. The injustice here is that the rich get the big tax breaks, can buy power on Capitol Hill, and end-up swaying the policy of what goes on in this country. The government is run by special interest groups and does not represent the voice of the people. The social justice that needs to happen here is that the lobbyist should be kicked out of Washington and the country should be ruled by the people and not the elite who can buy their way in.
[citation][nom]soundthinking[/nom] Social Justice can only be identified closely with Socialism/Communism. [/citation]
Such a naive statement. This country was built on revolution and the concept of equality, to say that the expression of what is guaranteed to us by the US Constitution is dictatorial.
[citation][nom]soundthinking[/nom]Social Justice is like saying that: "We know you're mediocre, but here's some cash for being mediocre so you can keep on being mediocre" (that's individually or as a company); instead of letting them fail because they deserve to fail. Do some reading before you start saying that you're capitalist and for Social Justice, since you can't (nor can our country) have it both ways.[/citation]
So, everyone who is out of work today is out of work because they are failures? Corporate greed, a corrupt banking industry, a broken economic system has nothing to do with according to your logic. There are plenty of people out there who would gladly work, but cannot. To group them all together like you have only punctuates your need to read more.
[citation][nom]soundthinking[/nom]I'm a real capitalist and I believe that people should succeed or fail on their own merits, and the government should not try to bail everyone out because of their own stupidity or laziness. The very most the Federal Government should do is stay out of the markets; the State Governments should have only the obligation to provide unemployment benefits. THAT'S IT.[/citation]
Do you pound your chest when you say you are a real capitalist? If you were a real capitalist then you would be opposed to the monopoly held by the health insurance industry, the bank, and would be fighting to have tax payers quit paying for the building of professional sports complexes on the tax payers dime. You talk of "anti-capitalist," yet how many companies get subsidies and bailouts? True capitalism is dead in this country. You say the government should only pay unemployment. What about the roads that allow for commerce? Paid by the state or let the corporations pay for them. What about all of the companies that have benefitted from federal R&D while cutting back on their own R&D. The government did stay out of the markets and look what happened? Are the corporations going to decline doing business with our military/government that protects their very existence. Will these same corporations pay for educating the youth who eventually become their engineers, managers, etc.? Your argument is very shallow and without substance. The problem with you is that you are just a selfish hater. You don't give a squat about anyone else but yourself (think Ayn Rand), while there are many who have given their lives so that you can sit there all comfy and talk your trash and belittle others less fortunate than you. Finally, and this will be a hard pill to swallow for you, many times people are more the victims of circumstance than anything else. Your type probably would accuse all of the unemployed during the Great Depression of being lazy and wanting a free ride, because they could not find work. Similar events are happening today, and the blame is squarely on the shoulders of the banks, Wall Street speculators, etc.
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