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2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

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5. Socialistic programs I favor

Reply to hill2016 (Original post)

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 04:44 PM

Nov 2015

Health care for folks who can't afford it
Shelter for folks who can't afford it.
Food for those who can't afford it
Libraries for everyone
Police and fire protection for everyone

for starters...

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Here's a socialistic program I'm willing to pay more taxes on: free lunches for all school children [View all] hill2016 Nov 2015 OP

We already have free school lunches for all students Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #1

Actually, yes! TM99 Nov 2015 #2

What kind of lunches? LWolf Nov 2015 #3

lunches that I'm willing to eat myself hill2016 Nov 2015 #7

That's wonderful, LWolf Nov 2015 #11

NYC does this already. I support this. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #4

so that's where my hill2016 Nov 2015 #8

Socialistic programs I favor DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #5

Good list - I would add that prisons should not be run privately. nt. Juicy_Bellows Nov 2015 #6

Private schools, yes...Private prisons, hell no... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #10

that's really big of you hill2016 Nov 2015 #13

Enough that my fellow Americans don't starve, go without medical care , or live in a box.... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #14

Also breakfast. Tax me. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #9

good idea restorefreedom Nov 2015 #12