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bahrbearian

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7. You can have Democratic Socialism

Reply to EveHammond13 (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2019, 07:59 PM

Aug 2019

Social Security, Med for all, Free College...
or Republican Socialism, Tax Cuts for Rich and Corps. Bail Outs for the Banks, Subsidies for Oil and Gas. Welfare and Food Stamp Cuts. Higher Taxes on the working class to pay for it all.

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The problem is not socialism. It's rigged capitalism. [View all] EveHammond13 Aug 2019 OP

NOT a good sound bite for 2020. [I agree 'rigged capitalism' is a rotten problem]. empedocles Aug 2019 #1

How about adding that we've had some socialist components for years - Social Security and Medicare.. albacore Aug 2019 #2

i call it crapitalism. ronny raygun effect. wall street on steroids. pansypoo53219 Aug 2019 #3

The primary flaw with our system of capitalism to me is... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #4

I'm a big proponent of socialism if done right. Joe941 Aug 2019 #5

The problem is neoliberalism Poiuyt Aug 2019 #6

You can have Democratic Socialism bahrbearian Aug 2019 #7

The problem is people who put money before human rights. Claritie Pixie Aug 2019 #8

Big business has changed us in may ways. lpbk2713 Aug 2019 #9