Re: There are no taxes in socialism
Posted by Arota on 2025-December-3 14:25:38, WednesdayIn reply to Re: There are no taxes in socialism posted by monkeyLostInHead on 2025-December-3 14:17:57, Wednesday
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In China, local officials only rise up the ranks and gain greater responsibility when they are successful in their localities. This is determined by objective criteria, such as economic growth, as well as support from the populations that they govern. There is a robust system for citizens in each locality or municipality to contact their representatives about their issues, which, according to Chinese people, is effective in solving local issues. This is already meritocratic and a form of accountability. When officials are caught for corruption in China, they receive harsh sentences, unlike in the West, where they just call it lobbying. They still have a long way to go to improve, but the foundation of the system is on firmer ground than countries based on popularity contests funded by legalized bribery. My definition of socialism was an ideal, not a description of every country that calls itself socialist. Every country has a long way to go to improve. There isn't a utopia. |
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