If we want absolutely no elements of socialism in the United States, should we get rid of public schools, fire fighters, police officers, roads, the postal service, military, FDA, traffic controllers, (actually all federal programs), courts, social services, welfare, medicaid, medicare? etc?
Because if we’re going to keep doing the whole “medicare for all is socialist! and we’ll NEVER BE A SOCIALIST COUNTRY,” it’s bout time you recognize all the other things that are “socialist’ in this country. It’s a MIXED ECONOMY FSDFJKD GH.
LIKE, WE’RE OBVIOUSLY STILL A MIXED ECONOMY WITH UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE (those capitalist attributes won’t suddenly disappear):
https://www.thebalance.com/socialism-types-pros-cons-examples-3305592
We can have private property and QUITE A FAIR AMOUNT of financial freedom (esp compared to the 90+% rate of the top percentage 1944-1964, or of 70% until 1982. oh and by the way, we weren’t a socialist country then, either)
POINT IS: IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A MIXED ECONOMY. We can have private property, create PRIVATE businesses, have financial freedom, but we ALSO have ALWAYS funded a government that is supposed to be for the PUBLIC good.
FREAKIN’ HELP TAKE CARE OF THE SICK AND SHUT Up!!!!! people SHOULDN’T GO BANKRUPT OVER HOSPITAL BILLS.
Canada can do it - they’re also a mixed economy - it’s not so far fetched.
(watching the debate now, listened to “Christian” anti-universal-healthcare radio earlier - and it’s just so frustrating).
