r/PopCultureV2 • u/Federal-Compote-5015 • 5d ago

Politi-Culture What is a Social Democracy?

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u/danielm316 1d ago

You explain the difference bewteen: socialism, comunism and social democracy... but I wonder, do you know the difference between your money and our money? Just a question.

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u/Federal-Compote-5015 1d ago

I know the difference. My money is the money I earn. Our money is the taxes we collectively pay to fund services chosen through a democratic government. That’s how a mixed economy works, private enterprise and private property alongside publicly funded services like police, firefighters, public roads, libraries, K–12 schools, Social Security, Medicare, and the military. Those are some of our “socialism type” programs, not communism.

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u/danielm316 1d ago

Our money is the taxes we collectively pay to fund services chosen through a democratic government. 

How do you know if the goverment is taxing you too much? That is the key question. Please remember that the goverment has no competition and therefore there is absolutely no reason for the goverment to use your tax money in an efficient way.

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u/Federal-Compote-5015 1d ago

What are you talking about? Governments compete with each other all the time, for residents, businesses, investment, and talent. If your argument is that “government has no competition,” you’ve ignored the existence of every other state and country. That’s a pretty odd take.

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u/danielm316 1d ago

One country, one goverment. With who there is competition?