Capitalism vs Socialism in a Disaster

People freely helping people in time of a disaster is neither Socialism or Capitalism. It is a moral choice of individuals. Socialism is forced help by taking products or services from one person and giving them to another. Usually not fairly because the greedy politicians keep a bunch for themselves and distribute a pittance to the people. Capitalism rejects redistribution of wealth and demands personal responsibility to earn your own keep and Right to keep what’s earned, choice of how to transact your property, to buy what you want, give it to someone in need, not a moocher.
In a disaster situation in a Socialist country people let government handle things because they cannot earn enough, nor have property rights so have nothing to give others.  People today starving in Venezuela even to the point of eating zoo animals.  Owning a boat is a luxury, a car is a luxury only for the elite few.  A disaster in a Capitalist country people have property ownership and will have a boat, car or supplies to help others because they don’t have to wait in line at the Socialist market when the grocery truck arrives.  In a Capitalist country people are able to help others while in a Socialist country people have little wealth or property to do so.
A Socialist system is driven by greed because leadership keeps their unearned hoards the peoples production wealth by using temperance. Give the people enough food not to starve but not so little food where they up-rise against the leadership.  Meanwhile Leadership can sell extra crops for profit outside the country to fill their greed further of the unearned.
Capitalism gives people property rights so earning a living based on your own efforts is far more moral than a Socialist government giving an allowance to a janitor, chemist, or doctor all the same.  This demotivates productive efforts for an ordinary person to seek a better life.  Earning your own keep is not greed but being earnest, otherwise extortion of wealth by government from people is greedy in an evil way because it wasn’t earned.
Only evil greedy people don’t think its fair that someone has more money than them even if they worked hard for every penny.  So who is greedier the person who earned it or the person with the something for nothing mentality who thinks he has a right to it without earning it or by voting for government to use force to take it?
So in a Capitalist country people will assist you in a disaster because their wealth allows for compassion and resources to help but in a Socialist country everyone is in the same misery loves company boat.

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