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2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

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10. Private schools, yes...Private prisons, hell no...

Reply to Juicy_Bellows (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 05:07 PM

Nov 2015

When the sovereign deprives a citizen of his liberty the sovereign becomes responsible for his or hell well being and can not contract out his or her well being.

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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