Is it a fair statement to say that...

[SHRED]

...all government employees (local, state, and federal) could be considered "Socialists"?

I am not saying this in a derogatory way.
I am saying this because I work in local government with Tea Party/Freeper types and would like to spell out for them who they are when the right time presents itself.

After all, when your paycheck, health insurance, and retirement pension are all owned and controlled by government...in other words government owns the means of production and distribution of your livelihood right down to the work boots you wear and the vehicles you drive...isn't that a socialized work and livelihood existence?.

And what about the military?
Or what about those working via government contracts (such as the "defense" industry)?
Isn't the line blurred here also considering these are not private sector dollars supporting them either?


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[Sheri]

1. i wish they were socialists.

they're not. not even close.

but i get your point. government is not "bad" like the right-wingers have argued for years.

[SHRED]

3. can you break that down please

Why us government workers are "not even close" to being Socialists.

I am not talking about what we believe in as in who we think we are...I am talking about the actual nuts and bolts of our immersion in public tax dollars for our livelihoods and what that should be labeled.

Again, not in a derogatory way.
I and many others love public service and take pride in it. In fact today we have flooding weather and we will be on the front line doing our best to protect the public.
Got to get ready to go.

[rucky]

Yes.

We should point this out every chance we get.

[rucky]

2. Yes.

We should point this out every chance we get.

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. Let's throw in those that work for defense contractors too. n/t