Brad DetcheveryOn Socialism and Dave Ramsey - Pt 1
On of my all time favorite podcasts regarding finance, saving money, and just "good - smart" ideas is by
far the Dave Ramsey Show (http://www.daveramsey.com).
Dave Ramsey continues to impress me with his "common sense" advice for getting out of debt and bulding
wealth, his free podcast you can listen to his ideas from his radio program, as well as go to his site
and find many tips, guides, books, and lessons (including the Total Money Make Over) that will help you
get ahead in life.
The only smal critism, I would have - Dave likes to somestimes get up on his soapbox (it is his show
afterall) and talk about the 'evils' of socialism, in particular he is talkign about government control
over our lives. In this podlet, I dicuss some basic ideas / misconceptions and the "philosophy of
socialism" as an economic model. I'm not talking about so-called failed implementations of socialism
and cases where governments hold power and don't give it up.
Back to concepts, Do individuals have a "right" to the things they need. To each according to his own
need. Basic needs and necessessities should be available to all. As a socieity we can help support one