Communism is the belief that a big totalitarian government should spread the wealth to all.
Liberalism is the belief that the only right of government is to protect the rights of the people.
Capitalism is a free market system
Main Entry: com·mu·nism
Pronunciation: ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm, -yü-
Function: noun
Etymology: French communisme, from commun common
Date: 1840
1 a: a theory advocating elimination of private property b: a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed
2capitalized a: a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics b: a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c: a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably d: communist systems collectively
Main Entry: lib·er·al·ism
Pronunciation: ˈli-b(ə-)rə-ˌli-zəm
Function: noun
Date: 1819
1: the quality or state of being liberal
2 aoften capitalized : a movement in modern Protestantism emphasizing intellectual liberty and the spiritual and ethical content of Christianity b: a theory in economics emphasizing individual freedom from restraint and usually based on free competition, the self-regulating market, and the gold standard c: a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties dcapitalized : the principles and policies of a Liberal party
Main Entry: cap·i·tal·ism
Pronunciation: ˈka-pə-tə-ˌliz-əm, ˈkap-tə-, British also kə-ˈpi-tə-
Function: noun
Date: 1877
: an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market
The United States seems to be diverging from liberalism and converging towards communism.
The Utopian States believes that the ONLY right of government is to protect the rights of the people and that one of those rights is the right to a free market with another right being the right to private ownership. The Utopian States believes that rights are protected by nourishment and cultivation with protection from predators, parasites and weeds. The Utopian States endeavors to create the happiest, most satisfying and least threatening environment for humankind.
In the Utopian States, the priority of rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The right to life includes all that is necessary for life, such as air, food, water, sun, clothing, shelter, sex, income (a job) and basic health care. Liberty includes the right to free speech, privacy, a free market, and ownership. The pursuit of happiness includes the elimination of stresses that eliminate happiness. The right to life may necessitate that the opulently wealthy pay some taxes.
A “free market” MUST produce socialism.
As a test to the supposition given above, suppose a Chinese worker’s salary costs as much as the deductions for health care of an American worker. Then the American government must socialize health care or let the workers do without in order to remain competitive.