Warning: You may be a Democratic Socialist if you like:

[Jack Rabbit]

16. I think there some things private industry does well and some things govt does well

I think that among the things govt does better than private industry are run postal systems and public utilities.

I also think government is much better at regulating private industry than private industry is at self-regulation.

So I am against the free trade being now being considered.

I don't think that rich people are necessarily the smartest ones in the room. They're just the richest. Just look at the idiots who drove General Motors into the ground. Just look at the crooked bankers who crashed the world economy.

I believe in one person/one vote and universal suffrage.

I believe in guaranteed civil liberties, including the right to be free of government intrusion.

I believe in the equality all citizens and in encouraging everyone to participate in public affairs.

I believe in free and fair elections and that money in politics distorts the will of the people and that there is no difference between a generous campaign contribution and a bribe.

If that makes a democratic socialist, then I shall wear the label proudly.