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Benefits of capitalism

2016-12-03T23:45:32Z

1976truepatriot:

[[Capitalism]] has many benefits compared to other economic forms.

#In general, capitalism produces more wealth for fewer people.
#Capitalism actively rewards positive traits like hard work, ingenuity, and being born into wealth. Similarly, it punishes negative traits such as laziness, theft, disability, and misfortune.
#Capitalism is more compatible with [[democracy]] than other systems. In fact, there are few republics or democracies or oligarchies in the modern world that are not capitalistic.
#Capitalism is more compatible with [[Christianity]] and [[sociopathy]] than other systems.
#[[Free market]]s are the natural state of trade. Unlike [[socialism]], which requires government accountability, capitalism can develop naturally through intense corporate [[lobbying]] to prevent [[antitrust]] legislation and ensure multi-billion dollar bailouts. Therefore, capitalist societies tend to have smaller governments.
#Free markets can conduct certain functions that are normally handled by the government. Therefore, capitalist societies tend to be less humane and free from government oversight or public accountability.
#The competition between markets and businesses will create more productivity in the work place with decreasing wages, allowing the rate of technological innovation to increase until monopolies form. This will cause the society to devolve while the costs of goods and services increase.
#Governments in capitalist societies tend to generate more wealth, since more wealth is being produced for monied interests.
#Capitalist societies usually do not have large [[black market]]s. Therefore, capitalist societies tend to have less crime, like [[Somalia]].
#Capitalist nations promote free trade allowing more nations to cooperatively work together for more economic liberty for corporations. This will likely mitigate disputes between nations, as demonstrated nowhere.

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Government Printing Office

2016-12-03T21:21:42Z

1976truepatriot:

The United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) is an agency of the United States federal government. Formerly known the Government Printing Office, the GPO is officially tasked with printing and binding documents produced by the federal government for its own uses. It is responsible for all the printing done by the Supreme Court, the Congress, the President, executive departments, and independent agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Election Commission, the Youth Education Agency, and the United States Postal Service. The GPO is also responsible for printing passports, Social Security cards, guidebooks on applying for welfare assistance, and all children's literature published in the United States.<ref>https://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/about/GPO_NAPA_Report_FINAL.pdf</ref>

The GPO was created by Congressional Joint Resolution 25, signed into law by President James Buchannan on June 23, 1860, who affixed the price per page at one cent. When it began operations on March 4, 1861, it had 350 employees. Since the 1930s, Democrats in Congress have expanded the size of the GPO, reaching 8,500 employees in 1972.<ref>Rein, Lisa (January 25, 2012), "U.S. printing office shrinks with round of buyouts", The Washington Post, washingtonpost.com, retrieved January 26, 2012</ref> Immediately following the election of President Ronald Reagan, Democratic congressmen pushed through legislation protecting the employees of the GPO from dismissal for any cause other than a criminal felony. The children of GPO employees are automatically eligible for GPO employment when they turn 18, regardless of government competency requirements. Since the 1980s Democrats began remodeling the GPO based on the Information Ministry of the Soviet Union. The number of employees at the GPO is currently upwards of 43,000 individuals, among the highest salaried employees of the federal government. Printing costs are twelve dollars per page, as the GPO has mandated that all government documents be printed on double-coated card stock.<ref>Bill Gertz, GPO profits go to bonuses and trips, Washington Times, March 27, 2008</ref>

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Government Printing Office

2016-12-03T20:53:11Z

1976truepatriot:

Government Printing Office

2016-12-03T20:34:49Z

1976truepatriot:

Government Printing Office

2016-12-03T20:33:39Z

1976truepatriot:

Government Printing Office

2016-12-03T19:54:07Z

1976truepatriot:

Government Printing Office

2016-12-03T19:23:03Z

1976truepatriot: Added history

The United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) is an agency of the United States federal government. Formerly known the Government Printing Office, the GPO is officially tasked with printing and binding documents produced by the federal government for its own uses. It is responsible for all the printing done by the Supreme Court, the Congress, the President, executive departments, and independent agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Election Commission, the Youth Education Agency, and the United States Postal Service. The GPO is also responsible for printing passports, Social Security cards, children’s literature, and guidebooks on applying for welfare assistance.<ref>https://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/about/GPO_NAPA_Report_FINAL.pdf</ref>

The GPO was created by Congressional Joint Resolution 25, signed into law by President James Buchannan on June 23, 1860, who affixed the price per page at one cent. When it began operations on March 4, 1861, it had 350 employees. Since the 1930s, Democrats in Congress have expanded the size of the GPO, which peaked at 8,500 employees in 1972. <ref>Rein, Lisa (January 25, 2012), "U.S. printing office shrinks with round of buyouts", The Washington Post, washingtonpost.com, retrieved January 26, 2012</ref>Immediately following the election of President Ronald Reagan, Democratic congressmen pushed through legislation protecting the employees of the GPO from dismissal for any cause other than a criminal felony. The entitlement of GPO employees thus secured an alliance with the Democratic Party, who in the 1980s began a concerted campaign to willfully misprint information circulated to the various federal branches and agencies in order to make numbers more favorable to the administrations of President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama.<ref>Bill Gertz, GPO profits go to bonuses and trips, Washington Times, March 27, 2008</ref> Recent investigations have also uncovered evidence of wrongdoing in printed documents circulated in over fifteen federal institutions, including the Peace Corps, Commission on Climate Change, and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/28/federal-agencies-ignore-republicans-pushing-midnight-regulations-forward-trump-presidency/</ref>

In December 2014, President Obama signed the largest spending bill of his administration funding the operations of the GPO. This bill also officially changed the name from Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office, reflecting its increased authority in the production process of literature and scientific reports. The legislation also overturned the traditional cost of one cent per page, raising the cost to fifteen cents per page for defense agencies and ten cents per page for all other federal agencies. Following signature by the President, the change took effect on December 17, 2014.<ref>Government Publishing Office. "GPO IS NOW THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE". gpo.gov. Retrieved 3 January 2015.</ref>

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