A lesson on why socialism never works

[j2k4]

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.

The second Test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for anyone else. All failed to their great surprise and the professor told them that socialism would ultimately fail because the harder to succeed the greater the reward but when a government takes all the reward away; no one will try or succeed.

I'd like to think that people in the real world would act a little less childishly than the students in this class

To paraphrase an old song, 'People Are Children Wherever You Go'.

They're no more or less childish anywhere on the planet.

[j2k4]

But you decided to lol instead.

Life is pretty simple for you, eh?

Eat, sleep, lol.

Repeat.

Better hope you never lose your cookies, 'cuz you could never find your way back here, I'll bet.

I was goping to say that and that you are an idiot, that's all.
Yes life for me is very simple, you sound like my ex wife.
I wonder if you have any other life than to come to FST and make a fool out of yourself with your ideas from the middle ages, but then again, I could care less, you remind me of bozzo the clown, just for the stupid stuff you write.

Each post a many-faceted jewel of.......well......hmmmm......oh, nevermind.

[bigboab]

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.

The second Test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for anyone else. All failed to their great surprise and the professor told them that socialism would ultimately fail because the harder to succeed the greater the reward but when a government takes all the reward away; no one will try or succeed.

Does this mean that you agree with putting students with the same ability in the same class? I don't think any social system can afford that.

Just wondering.

[clocker]

Sticking with the made up chain email plan huh?

Does it matter if its made up or not?

Surely you jest.

Until more specific info can be provided, this "economics professor from Texas Tech" and his anecdote about socialism is about as valid as WMDs in Iraq and giant albino alligators in the sewers.

The applicable description would be truthiness.

Since Texas is still trying (somewhat successfully) to insert creationism into their science programs, your gullibility can be understood- if not excused- Skiz.

[devilsadvocate]

Sticking with the made up chain email plan huh?

Does it matter if its made up or not?

Probably not for the kind of people that use TV shows like 24 as proof that torture is justified.

[bilkenter]

Does it matter if its made up or not?

Probably not for the kind of people that use TV shows like 24 as proof that torture is justified.

Lets raise the bets, not just torture but anything can be justified. I am not saying things like rape are good or bad, all i am saying anything can be justified. BTW what is wrong with 24 anyway? One can quote a movie but not a tv series? weird

[devilsadvocate]

Probably not for the kind of people that use TV shows like 24 as proof that torture is justified.

Lets raise the bets, not just torture but anything can be justified. I am not saying things like rape are good or bad, all i am saying anything can be justified. BTW what is wrong with 24 anyway? One can quote a movie but not a tv series? weird

There's nothing wrong with the show 24 if that's the kind of show you enjoy.

You do however realize that it's fiction?

[Snee]

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.

The second Test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for anyone else. All failed to their great surprise and the professor told them that socialism would ultimately fail because the harder to succeed the greater the reward but when a government takes all the reward away; no one will try or succeed.

I'd like to think that people in the real world would act a little less childishly than the students in this class

Texans, lulz.

[Overlord]

A few of the posters in this thread need to take a course on political economy.

[bilkenter]

Lets raise the bets, not just torture but anything can be justified. I am not saying things like rape are good or bad, all i am saying anything can be justified. BTW what is wrong with 24 anyway? One can quote a movie but not a tv series? weird

There's nothing wrong with the show 24 if that's the kind of show you enjoy.

You do however realize that it's fiction?

I do realize it is fiction, but you cant possibly say that it is all fiction. Movies sometimes reflect real events why not tv series? So someone justifying torture via events of 24 may actually refer to a real event. Just because we dont know the event itself is real or not doesnt make it fiction.