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silverweb

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3. Exactly.

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2012, 04:56 PM

May 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]"For profit" enterprises are absolutely great for cars, TVs, toasters, and the like.

But healthcare, education, and I would also say utilities like water, sanitation, electricity, and basic communications, are essential to life in a civilized society and should be completely socialized.

That's why a hybrid social democracy is, I think, the best form of government.

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The For Profit Repuke Society [View all] HockeyMom May 2012 OP

Unfortunately many Dems are on this bandwagon as well. Lionessa May 2012 #1

You are correct. hamsterjill May 2012 #2

Exactly. silverweb May 2012 #3