From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!cires!harkins
Newsgroups: net.politics
Title: socialism
Article-I.D.: cires.1993
Posted: Wed Feb 23 10:55:03 1983
Received: Thu Feb 24 02:06:59 1983

i claim that the problem with socialism, within whichever other *ism context,
has a problem because it wants to change that fundamental part of humanity:
self-interest; if there is no incentive to innovate, or excel, in a situation
where all such "good results" are absorbed by a state pool, then people tend
to become apathetic; from the other side, if one knows that one will be taken
care of regardless of their own industry, diligence,etc., then, again a lack
of interest in "work" and its results will follow; i would then claim that
that becomes a doubly negative vicious circle, and that is, in short, why
socialism tends to be unproductive: no incentive for anybody
ernie harkins
ps: glad to see a new topic