# Email I got... (Socialism bashing ITT) **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 24, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612 "2009-11-24T23:33:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/1 "2009-11-24T23:33:23Z")
## "An economics teacher made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that President Obama’s socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The teacher then said, “OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama’s plan”. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the teacher told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because…when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. Could not be any simpler than that." ---
**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/2 "2009-11-25T00:09:12Z")
Plus rep. I totally agree ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/3 "2009-11-25T05:27:21Z")
I’ve read this before somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/4 "2009-11-25T06:06:18Z")
Good story tell another one uncle cossey ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/5 "2009-11-25T06:38:33Z")
Thats awesome… must be a very good teacher. ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/6 "2009-11-25T06:57:54Z")
> [@f/s RAM- differnt types](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f-s-ram-differnt-types/26328/4): > > Thats awesome… must be a very good teacher. you dont even understand how to read complete sentences let alone what this says. go back to sleep or to decorating mommy and daddys house. :Idiots ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/7 "2009-11-25T07:01:07Z")
> [@Hottest Acura Ever?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hottest-acura-ever/26330/3): > > you dont even understand how to read complete sentences let alone what this says. go back to sleep or to decorating mommy and daddys house. :Idiots My house is BOMBB stfu hater ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/8 "2009-11-25T07:04:50Z")
What did Soviet Socialists use before they had candles? Answer: electricity. ---
**Author:** ![DannyboyUpstate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dannyboyupstate/32/6313_2.png) [@DannyboyUpstate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DannyboyUpstate)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/9 "2009-11-25T07:17:25Z")
Just wondering… If Obama = Socialism $700,000,000,000 to supposed “free market economy” businesses = What?? ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/10 "2009-11-25T07:25:11Z")
> [@What Should It Be??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-it-be/26269/60): > > Just wondering… > > If Obama = Socialism > > $700,000,000,000 to supposed “free market economy” businesses = What?? That also equals socialism. Which I disagreed with. Including the personal bailouts. But it all falls under Obama. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/11 "2009-11-25T07:32:12Z")
Plain and simple. I agree. What gets me is when big wigs read that, they dance around the common sense and try to make it look like it is completely wrong… even though everyone else around them can see it is completely right becasue they use their heads to comprehend it not their paychecks. ---
**Author:** ![Yetti\_VR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yetti_vr/32/6357_2.png) [@Yetti\_VR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yetti_VR)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/12 "2009-11-25T08:08:32Z")
well come on wouldnt you be for a government bailout too if it meant you got another 3mil… ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/13 "2009-11-25T08:37:25Z")
> [@Hottest Acura Ever?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hottest-acura-ever/26330/17): > > well come on wouldnt you be for a government bailout too if it meant you got another 3mil… I think the gov should bail me outa my $4,300 credit card debt, pay off the $6500 on my jetta, the $142K on my house, $6,700 in school loans, and the $340 left on my appliances I bought last year. That would make me happy. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/14 "2009-11-25T11:35:33Z")
double post! ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/15 "2009-11-25T11:36:18Z")
> [@RANT re: Cops](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rant-re-cops/26272/83): > > ## "An economics teacher made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. > > That class had insisted that President Obama’s socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. > > The teacher then said, “OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama’s plan”. > > All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. > > After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. > > As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. > The second test average was a D! No one was happy. > > When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. > > The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. > > All failed, to their great surprise, and the teacher told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because…when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, > but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. > > Could not be any simpler than that." +rep this is legit. > [@Hottest Acura Ever?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hottest-acura-ever/26330/5): > > What did Soviet Socialists use before they had candles? > Answer: electricity **from Chernobyl** :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/16 "2009-11-25T14:00:16Z")
Interesting way to look at it. Nice post Cossey. ---
**Author:** ![Anthony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anthony/32/6541_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anthony)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/email-i-got-socialism-bashing-itt/248612/17 "2009-11-25T18:27:16Z")
great email, thanks for posting