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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #50 on: March 04, 2019, 10:04:22 AM »
I dont think taxation itself is socialism, but the inscrutable struggle with words and meaning strikes again . . .

Socialism can only exist when the state owns all factories, farms, transportation and utilities. 

We definitely have a difference of “words” and “meaning”.

I think you have me mistaken.

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #51 on: March 04, 2019, 10:48:19 AM »
Lets put it this way, if the Government runs the business or pays for the product or service it will almost always suck.

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #52 on: March 04, 2019, 10:48:52 AM »
Definitely criticized as socialist:

Government funded healthcare for all
Too much welfare
Too much Medicaid

none of these are socialism either.

right?

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #53 on: March 04, 2019, 11:37:47 AM »
I think the British healthcare model is more actual socialism vs the Canadian model is not. 
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #54 on: March 04, 2019, 11:46:58 AM »
Definitely criticized as socialist:

Government funded healthcare for all
Too much welfare
Too much Medicaid

none of these are socialism either.

right?

Depends on what's more significant for your purpose. Using a particular writer's definition. Or using the term as it is widely used.

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #55 on: March 04, 2019, 11:59:43 AM »
just trying to pin down a definition used by most conservatives who only want to apply the widely used definition to programs they are not a fan of (i.e. any support of the less fortunate)
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #56 on: March 04, 2019, 12:45:26 PM »
Minimum wage?
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #57 on: March 04, 2019, 12:49:03 PM »
The movie captain marvel?
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #58 on: March 04, 2019, 07:59:05 PM »
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #59 on: March 04, 2019, 08:08:08 PM »
alaska permanent fund, is it socialist?

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #60 on: March 05, 2019, 10:05:57 AM »
let me see if i have this right...

military, education, interstate highway system - not socialist

welfare, medicare/medicaid/chip, unemployment - totes socialism


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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #61 on: March 05, 2019, 10:22:38 AM »
let me see if i have this right...

military, education, interstate highway system - not socialist

welfare, medicare/medicaid/chip, unemployment - totes socialism

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #62 on: March 05, 2019, 12:34:21 PM »
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #63 on: March 05, 2019, 01:14:04 PM »
Well, if none of those things are socialism then Bernie Sanders isn't a socialist and the Scandinavian countries he points to as a model for socialism aren't socialist.

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #64 on: March 05, 2019, 01:22:30 PM »
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #65 on: March 05, 2019, 04:22:22 PM »
How many socialist post on this board?

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #66 on: March 05, 2019, 04:24:05 PM »
How many socialist post on this board?
Probably about 85% of the Pit now.
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #67 on: March 05, 2019, 04:40:25 PM »
Now that trump is a socialist its closer to 90

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #68 on: March 05, 2019, 04:45:16 PM »
Pfftt. lol

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #70 on: March 10, 2019, 03:35:39 PM »
How many socialist ideas do you have to support to get the socialist tag? 1?

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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #71 on: March 10, 2019, 03:36:54 PM »
Outlawing straws is fascist, not socialist
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Re: Is this socialism? Official ruling thread
« Reply #72 on: March 11, 2019, 08:09:56 AM »
Asking if the customer even wants a straw is just good policy, though.


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