Fascism has always had a strange place in my heart. When (and if) I get into heated conversations about economics (I know, strange right?), I always drift down the same path first. In truth, you can really only do two things when money runs out:
- Spend less (“Jesus saves, I spend.”)
- Earn more (“Get money, get paid.”)
For me, the most obvious choice here would be option 1. A good example? I wanted to save money, and my biggest variable expense was food. From a monthly budget of 150$ on food, I cut it down to 23.10$ a month. That’s an 85% reduction, in the course of a month. Considerable, but willpower is at the core of saving money. In addition, I increased income by an average of 250% a month, but still, my first option was to spend less (A.K.A. small government).
For those on the right side of the spectrum, the same applies. Small government, spend less (and consequentially take in less), and prosperity ensues. The same general idea applies to the Fasci of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s (although more or less in the last decades).
That brings us to the feature of the 1920s then, the first anti-workers movement, born in Italy, known as Fascism.
According to a dear friend of mine, this loosely translates into: “Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday; fight for the honor of Italy”. Along those lines :p I may have gotten my days mixed up, but you understand :P.
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