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Gubermint by definition is Socialism,,,,, (Original Post) Cryptoad Feb 2019 OP
absolutely GregD Feb 2019 #1
Just this morning one Trump's supporters said doc03 Feb 2019 #2
GOPers didn't mind socialism in 2008... JaneQPublic Feb 2019 #3

GregD

(2,263 posts)
1. absolutely
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 04:09 PM
Feb 2019

law enforcement
fire protection
military
and on and on

we as taxpayers pay into a system of resources that aid and protect us

doc03

(35,336 posts)
2. Just this morning one Trump's supporters said
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 04:20 PM
Feb 2019

Democrats are socialists. I said aren't you on SS and Medicare? He said he paid into it that it is not socialism.
I said think about it is called Social Security it is socialism.
When they get money from the gubment it not socialism. But when anyone else gets money they don't it's socialism.

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
3. GOPers didn't mind socialism in 2008...
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 04:34 PM
Feb 2019

...when the economy crashed and the government had to bail out all those Wall Street banks and businesses that were "too big to fail."

Back then they just shrugged and chanted "We're all Socialists now. Ha ha!"

But now when liberals talk about health care for all or a few regulations to keep billionaires and corporations from grabbing up the entire pie, THEN they begin whining that "the Dems will turn America into VENEZUELA!!!"

The hypocrites want socialism for the rich and Laissez faire capitalism for the rest of us.

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