I am really amazed at the number of people who don't seem to understand how many socialist programs and institutions there are, and have been for a very long time, in our country. Socialism, fascism, nazism, and other terms seem to be thrown around a lot (mostly by the GOP and Faux News) without really knowing what they mean. Actually it seem very likely that organizations DO know what these terms mean and are cashing in on the fact that many Americans don't. Our country has , and will continue to have, many socialistic type programs. And our country is generally better off because of them.
1. Police departments
2. Fire departments
3. Departments of Transportation, highways, and bridges
4. Public libraries
5. The Armed Forces
6. Federal Employee, Civil Servant, and Railroad Retirement Systems
7. FDIC insured banks
8. Social Security
9. Unemployment Insurance
10. Medicare
11. Medicaid
12. Veteran's benefits
13. Food Stamps
14. National School Lunch Program
15. US Dept. of Agriculture
16. Public schools
And this list could go on and on and on. There has been so much misinformation and outright lies being spread about "socialism" that seemingly intelligent people's brains seemed to have stopped fully functioning. Maybe we should get rid of all of these socialistic programs. Let me know how that goes for you the next time your house catches on fire, you try to cash a social security check, or you want to pay for your healthcare with Medicare or your Veteran's benefits. Lost your job? I hope you saved some money. Someone is breaking into your house and trying to rape you? Too bad. Live with it. You can bitch all you want about how the government is ruining our country (I actually agree with this statement, but for different reasons), but I would love to see how people react if these things were taken away from them because our government is no longer paying for them.
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