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lunatica

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7. Companies are quite alive in Socialist countries

Reply to FrodosPet (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:04 AM

Jan 2016

they can make a profit and even you can become the millionaire you always dreamed of, but even then education, snowplowing, police, firefighting and other services we already have here, and medical care are all free, in the sense that they're paid for by our taxes.

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Visual for our Trolls: THIS is American Socialism [View all] Mira Jan 2016 OP

Dratted Socialist Snowplows. stage left Jan 2016 #1

Libertarian snow clearing Electric Monk Jan 2016 #2

HAHA, that's a good one. nt laundry_queen Jan 2016 #3

It's a slippery slope EmperorHasNoClothes Jan 2016 #4

That seems to be the logic. nt Phentex Jan 2016 #6

Using trucks and plows built by capitalists FrodosPet Jan 2016 #5

Companies are quite alive in Socialist countries lunatica Jan 2016 #7

No, socialism is the state owning the means of production. former9thward Jan 2016 #8

What you're describing is Communism lunatica Jan 2016 #9

No classical communism as described by Marx former9thward Jan 2016 #10

Even Bernie isn't following your definition lunatica Jan 2016 #11

I know that's Bernie. former9thward Jan 2016 #12

What are "major industries." Atman Jan 2016 #16

My definition??? former9thward Jan 2016 #18

The counterargument will be that's why it took so long to plow the roads CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 #13

Or, where in hell do they get off blocking all lanes of traffic. B Calm Jan 2016 #17

And even this simple, obvious and accurate observation causes the half-wits to react with discomfort LanternWaste Jan 2016 #14

Kind of like: Mira Jan 2016 #15

I like that LanternWaste Jan 2016 #19