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kestrel91316

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11. We may have an extremely watered-down version of a social democracy,

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #9)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 10:50 PM

Aug 2012

but "socialism" is stretching it beyond all reason.

I do not consider government funded by taxation to be the definition of socialism. If that were the case, ALL nations except perhaps Somalia and Haiti could be called socialist.

Were YOU being sarcastic?

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Do you know these kind of people? [View all] matmar Aug 2012 OP

Very good point. Many of us are trapped in our jobs due to pre-existing conditions. RagAss Aug 2012 #1

Same for me, just with unemployment. nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #4

Or just the threat of losing health insurance for a protracted period. Especially anyone with kids. DCKit Aug 2012 #22

How much money would we save? Confusious Aug 2012 #2

Yes indeed. Jack Sprat Aug 2012 #3

I have said that for years... Yooperman Aug 2012 #5

That's why a single payer government-run health system would be better Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #18

Person X is a cop, paid by our taxes, represented by the police union NightWatcher Aug 2012 #6

people who bitch about Big Government and taxes, work for the same said big govmt........... lunasun Aug 2012 #12

Socialism did not make their success possible. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #7

We most certainly do, we just don't call it Socialism. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #9

We may have an extremely watered-down version of a social democracy, kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #11

The one's I know; 1 Retire from the military, 2 Go to work contracting for the military for 5 - 10 Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #8

Much of the 1% Takeover is Built with Non 1% Hands n/t LarryNM Aug 2012 #10

Too true Hydra Aug 2012 #21

K & R! lonestarnot Aug 2012 #13

Know them?? I'm related to them!! n/t KarenS Aug 2012 #14

or bluemarkers Aug 2012 #15

Yep. Over and over I see that those who most complain SheilaT Aug 2012 #16

Single payer health care JEB Aug 2012 #17

No. I don't know of any such person. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #19

These kind of people believe the DESERVE it... VPStoltz Aug 2012 #20

They're called Limbeciles Doctor_J Aug 2012 #23