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13. Answer: NONE of those...

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 11:14 PM

Dec 2022

SOCIALISM is defined as “The State controlling the means of production. It is NOT defined as “Government spending for social welfare”.

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Exclusive: $4 gas could return as soon as May, GasBuddy projects [View all] brooklynite Dec 2022 OP

Nationalize our oil companies Emile Dec 2022 #1

Bingo ck4829 Dec 2022 #2

You'd like to lose every election for the next fifty years? brooklynite Dec 2022 #3

How's that? Emile Dec 2022 #7

Nationalizing an entire industry is about as "Socialist" as you can get. brooklynite Dec 2022 #9

So what! We socialize big oil now! Emile Dec 2022 #10

That's the "good" socialism ck4829 Dec 2022 #16

Yeah, what is NOT "socialist" these days? ck4829 Dec 2022 #12

Answer: NONE of those... brooklynite Dec 2022 #13

Rural electric co-op's are another example of socialism. Emile Dec 2022 #14

Rural socialist electric co-op's keep electric rates affordable Emile Dec 2022 #15

Hey, this country was built on fear and cheap gasoline, Ron Green Dec 2022 #4

Damn straight! 2naSalit Dec 2022 #6

I'll Believe It When I See It ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #8

So that means we'll be paying what? $7 - $8 in California? Initech Dec 2022 #11