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is... Vernon, have you looked at the world?... There are a lot of really bad people out there and they want to do a lot of really bad things. [Millennials] favor Universal healthcare and tuition free college. That does NOT make them a socialist any more than someone who supports building a “Wall” or the police. America has numerous socialist programs right now and we are not a socialist country. America is a Hybrid of free market/ Socialism and has been that way our entire lives. Adding new services does not turn us into a 100% socialist country. Stop with Hyperbole. – Aaron C. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Okay, Aaron, we’ll stop with the hyperbole (dictionary definition: “exaggeration for effect, not meant to be taken literally”) and agree with you that the U.S. is not “a 100% socialist country.” Yet. But the federal government does spend 21% of the U.S. GDP and state and local governments spend another 15% for a total of 36%. This total was about 7% at the beginning of the 20th century, about 20% in the depth of the 1930s depression, and below 30% from WWII until the late 1970s. You can fail to see the trend if you like. Re: If the Dems Win 2020 If the left-wing Dems can’t get next to Biden, then they will get four more years of Trump. – David P. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Or, if the left-wing Democrats get too next to Biden he’ll hug them – setting off outraged #MeToo protests, then they will get four more years of Trump.
Warren, claim that capitalism gives off a bad smell. But before we take their word for it maybe we should consider the old schoolyard rhyme, “ The fox is the finder/The stink lays behind her .” Seems to be, because socialism gives a false sense of security, they imagine they can put in minimal, or nothing... and still be taken care... It’s the lazy man’s dream until it becomes his nightmare... – Martina M. P.J. O’Rourke comment: You go, Martina! The lesson of history is that socialism is the lazy man’s dream right up to the moment he’s sent to a forced labor camp. Socialism? We’re soaking in it. Capitalism as a form of economy won’t disappear in our lifetimes but reforms in society are overdue. – Joe T. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Joe, let’s not forget that the socialists claim those forced labor camps are “reforms in society.” Why is everybody seemingly afraid to mention the obvious solution to funding political dreams? We could easily redirect 80% of our military procurement budget without incurring any genuine risk. That’s a lot of money to spend on AOC’s visions. – Vernon H. P.J. O’Rourke comment: My idea of how much to spend on AOC’s visions would be -0$, if there were such a number. As to your point about military spending, sure a lot of it is wasteful but that’s not the main reason the defense costs are so high. The main reason
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