- Thread starter Raymond Thomas Hall III
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Should the Dominican government adapt constitutional "Freedom of Religion"?
Would a 100% tax rate imposed upon all along with a "Freedom of Religion" constitutional clause mean no starvation, no unemployment, low crime rate, universal health care and electricity for all virtually all of the time? :cheeky:
Would a 100% tax rate imposed upon all Dominicnas make us more like Cuba?
A 100% tax rate plus adopting a "Freedom of Religion" clause mirroring that of the United States Constitution plus the continued support for having "a popular vote democracy" would be very close to a utopia like national government, right? Would such government structural reform be beneficial? :cheeky:
A 100% tax rate plus adopting a "Freedom of Religion" clause mirroring that of the United States Constitution plus the continued support for having "a popular vote democracy" would be very close to a utopia like national government, right? Would such government structural reform be beneficial? :cheeky:
Under such a hypothetical system such as this: A) no threat of starvation, B) no threat of homelessness, C) no threat of nakedness, D) no threat of unemployment, E) low crime rate considering the fact that the government would be funded well enough to enforce the law and everyone would be working, F) everyone from the president to the shoe shiner would work the same amount of hours per week and get the same standard/quality of living (food, clothing and housing). The only ambition for the individual in this "collective hypothetical society" for his hard work would be the maintaining of his mental health through productivity and would be the improving of everyone's standard of living together as "a unit/or union" because his hard work would doubtlessly go to help the national economy to expand and the day when every citizen would get the latest "ipad" (upon the same day of course) "together" would draw closer. "Greed" based economies ultimately "always and inevitably FAIL" and fade away. :glasses:
Sure , you could end up with a utopia like North Korea or Venezuela. You are out to lunch.
There is a big difference between what I described there and those two nations. The parallel comparison between "the hypothetical proposed" and "those two nations" is like comparing apples and oranges bro. Its not even close to them. Hugo is like a millionaire in Venezuela and does not share the same standard of living as his "subjects" and North Korea is an "Atheistic and Agnostic nation" with no "Freedom of Religion" so the comparison is no where near reasonable.
Communism only works if it's by free choice of the people, for that people need to be intrinsically good, which they are not. There will always be greed, jealousy, pride, hunger for power, etc. that's why communism has never worked and will never work, except for this:
And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. (Acts 2:44, 45).
Communism = what's yours is mine
(Biblical) Christianity = what's mine is yours
And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. (Acts 2:44, 45).
Communism = what's yours is mine
(Biblical) Christianity = what's mine is yours
Communism can indeed work but not as it is classically known today. It must be morphed to include most importantly: "a freedom of religion clause". Communism says that the state is God. If Jesus is the state then that Communist notion would be correct. Classic communism with a "Freedom of Religion" clause and equal standard and quality of life when comparing the leadership with the citizenry is why 20th century soviet style communism failed. "you cannot imprison the wind" - (unknown Christian communist resistor in China). I am aware of this sir.
I often wonder why people move to place in this case the Rep Dom and then have to preach about changing it. The DR has a constitution. The people are happy with the semi Catholicism that they dont really practice. Its more about tradition than actual policies. Communism, Socialism are failed models. They never work and turn into high crime dictatorships. The DR needs less taxes and a more entreprenuer friendly business model which it wont be getting anytime soon.
Places change when people get sick of the status quo.
Places change when people get sick of the status quo.