Posted by sigismund on June 28, 2012, at 15:15:33
In reply to Re: Welcome USA To Socialism Healthcare Bill Passed » Emily Elizabeth, posted by Dinah on June 28, 2012, at 14:47:34
It is one of the achievements of the Murdoch press that Americans in particular have such a strange idea of socialism. I mean nationalisation of the systems of production, distribution and exchange, or (as in the UK after WWII) a 95% marginal tax rate.
Other countries manage something of a safety net. If individuals want better, they pay more. It doesn't need to be such a drama.
When the money is there, there is never any for poor people. That's when it is meant to trickle down. And when the money has been spent........
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