I laugh, but you're spot on.
Parents are such pussies now (my household included). Not only with "giving in" to their kids but for allowing them to be whiney & annoying. I don't blame the kids. They know what to do to get what they want, it's human nature. If it didn't work or if there were...
Yes, exactly. But if you narrowed down "socialism" to a super simple definition then you can make the argument (using that same simple & lame definition) that gift giving is a form of socialism.
Like if someone were to say, "Part of socialism is the distribution of wealth." and made that their...
I agree with pretty much everything you said.
Your very last sentence is funny to me. "a rigid definition". You mean the actual definition, right? Not some watered down, loosey goosey definition where most things could be considered "socialism".
Just because part of socialism is the distribution of wealth doesn't mean it's actually socialism. That's like saying giving a Christmas gift is a form of socialism. It wouldn't be, not even close, as socialism has to involve other factors than just "distribution of wealth" in order for it to be...
You do realize you'd only be a farmers for 7, maybe 9 months if you sat back and collected subsidy checks for "just being a farmer".
With true welfare, yes, you can sit back, do nothing and collect some money. The same can't be said with farming.
How can it be socialism when the public doesn't own the means of production?
You don't see the difference between farmers still having to work hard and the government providing them a little bit of money to stabilize food prices / prevent mass bankruptcies vs the government owning the means...
Maybe 10 years ago, but I'm not sure Dana is considered a hot commodity anymore. Solid, but not someone coaches are tripping over to get. So getting paid $1.2M to be micromanaged isn't such a bad gig.
The recruiting budget didn't triple (that's a gross exaggeration), but it did increase significantly along with greater access to private jet use.
Eichorst didnt stifle Pelini from achieving fewer than 3 conference losses in 3 out of this 4 years in the BIG.