A friend of mine posted this zinger to a RepubliCON on a local public blog.

[mistertrickster]

“the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money to spend’

Maybe. Let’s get started and see!

[Canuckistanian]

1. Erm

I don't get it.

[gratuitous]

4. See, the part in quotes

The part in quotes is standard know-nothing claptrap about socialism. In their version of socialism, all you ever do is spend other people's money (instead of the idea of pooling resources to achieve economies of scale and price through greater leverage for consumers). The retort is basically saying that maybe it's time to actually try something like that.

Sort of loses its "zing" when someone like me explains it. But it's pretty good.

[Xipe Totec]

7. I got it before the explanation

it is funny.

[Canuckistanian]

9. OK, I get that

I guess it's a zinger in it's proper context.

[bbinacan]

2. I think Thatcher said that. n/t

[Deja Q]

6. it figures

[villager]

3. Capitalism isn't spending other people's money -- to bail out the failed capitalists?

:shrug:

[Deja Q]

5. Exactly! When workers have no money to spend, that means no income.

Tell that parrot to grow a pair of brain cells...

Sorry to insult parrots around the world; I have two and they're wonderful, smart, beautiful creatures...

[mrcheerful]

8. What you haven't heard that business don't need customers to do business?

According to the nit wits out there business only needs business to make a profit.

[kickysnana]

10. The problem with capitalism is you run out of other peoples money to appropriate. n/t

[SharonAnn]

11. The problem with Socialism is Socialism". The problem with Capitalism is Capitalists."