There are already countries that have these five things. If you want them, try the PRC, Mongolia, Cuba, and some of the South American countries.
Then come back and tell all of us how wonderful it is. I also suggest that while you are in one of these countries you strongly criticize the government. They appreciate constructive comments on how they are dong.

Unabashed Communist, obviously.

This sentence jumped out at me: "A universal basic income, combined with a job guarantee and other social programs, could make participation in the labor force truly voluntary."

See one of the ultimate goals there? It's basically "If you don't WANT to work, then you shouldn't have to." But this isn't a statement fighting against an economic/political system at all. Your own body mandates you feed it, clothe it, and shelter it because of a self-survival instinct. He basically is saying "Reality sucks. I want a new one." He is a child, and he wants anyone to remain a child if they so choose, and let the grown-ups take care of them until the day they die. What the child wants is more important than what the adults want, need, or are even capable of providing. The spoiled brat needs to be taken to the woodshed and be told to grow up and live in the reality that exists.

I weep for our country. Who Is John Galt?

Don'tcha just love Occuputz?

Jesse Myerson is a is calling for Communism. Perhaps he should start with the wealthy musicians and actors. They can do their work for the money JM decides they "need."

The author of that propoganda piece should have lived in Russia in the nineteen hundreds and teens... or GErmany in the 30's... Of course, they haven't, which is why they have such an immature "the world owes me" attitude.

At least it answers the pressing question - why Rolling Stone has a red masthead. Now we know...

France has all these things right now - as well as 70% tax rates. And they just experienced an unprecedented quarter of businesses declaring bankruptcy! And in response, they just posted a huge tax hike on the rich! Never underestimate the power of compounded stupidity.

The author relies not on logic or study to make points, but innuendo and emotional appeals. Pathetic. Anyone with any brains can debunk all five of these points with ease:

1. You have the right to what you earn. No more, no less.
2. See point #1.
3. See point #1 again.
4. See point #1 yet again. Your choice to spend does not entitle you to means others chose to save/invest.
5. Government-subsidized business ventures are the road to corruption and cronyism.

Jesse Myerson blows!

The sad thing is that many on the left actually believe the precepts of this article.

There are several things the progressive ideal seems to overlook. 1. the moral necessity of earning one's keep. No matter your position on life's ladder, if you don't work you will surely perish (except in progressive utopia). The selfish laziness of the landlords of the world creates useful living space for those unable to purchase their own. Without the landlord (real estate investor) slums would eventually burn down or be bulldozed. 2. It is each person's responsibility to look out for their own health care. If that means working at some boring task for years at company that only rewards you if you come to work; well, that is why they call it work instead of hanging out. 3. Property rights are the linchpin that capitalism hangs on. If they take back the property we will be the world's largest Cuba or North Korea. I could go on, but the simple truth is the Progressive movement is a failed ideology. It has failed in Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela, Somalia, and every other place it has been tried. For example: In Cuba, a new car is a 1958 Chevy. To foist this ideological nightmare on the USA is crazy. Einstein defined crazy as doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. Socialism, by any chosen name, has never worked and never will. There are no long term incentives to cause it to succeed.

The only question is why anybody would read past the heading for point 1.

Any idiot who starts a sentence with "You know what really blows?" should not be taken seriously, and I'm a millennial.

Nonsense... never has worked and never will. The sad thing is, this will reach many youthful heads of mush. I hope this is a joke. Lenin's "useful idiots"

What is interesting here is that once it is fully established, there is no free ride any more.
There is work or harder work.
And over time your work buys you less, and less, and less.
If you earn too much, you end up in the "rich class", which is surprisingly lower than it was during the "revolution" as the nation continues to cannibalize itself.

Sounds fun.

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/r/roger...
He is referring to one of my favorite songs!

Where the handouts grow on bushes
And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs
The farmers' trees are full of fruit
..You never change your socks
(This tells us the age group).

More fodder for a Mark Dice petition. Right NMA? I really, really hope that the author was being sarcastic when he wrote this--but maybe not.

What to do for full employment, no inflation, progress, plenty of toilet paper, sustainability, equality, fairness, trains that run on time, and free health care, simple, control of the press and of the state department of statistics.

It's not often someone is willing to explain just how stupid they really are. If this guy thinks these ideas will work then I think there is no talking to him. He is just too stupid.