Micahweeks
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Interesting post, ImprobableJoe. I like your moxie.
A little socialism would be good for us? Well, get ready. A bunch of people are fixing to passionately disagree.
However, you bring up an interesting point. Every U.S. citizen lives with some degree of socialism.
Social Security? Redistributing my tax dollars to pay for your grandpa's bills. Socialism.
Live in Tennessee? You pay something called TennCare. My tax money goes to pay for some poor or lazy guy's medicine. Socialism.
How many people bought a house with some form of government down payment assistance or a subsidized loan? Umm... that was tax money. Yours and mine. Socialism.
Got a tax rebate under Bush? Look at that! Socialism.
Do I agree that more socialism would be a good thing? Well, I don't think so. As a matter of fact, I believe one of the quickest fixes for many of our problems is to remove a lot of the socialist things from our system. But, I do see your point about socialism for the big companies. That I agree with completely. I know the Commerce Clause gives the government the right to do that to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, but it has been a gross misuse of tax money.
A little socialism would be good for us? Well, get ready. A bunch of people are fixing to passionately disagree.
However, you bring up an interesting point. Every U.S. citizen lives with some degree of socialism.
Social Security? Redistributing my tax dollars to pay for your grandpa's bills. Socialism.
Live in Tennessee? You pay something called TennCare. My tax money goes to pay for some poor or lazy guy's medicine. Socialism.
How many people bought a house with some form of government down payment assistance or a subsidized loan? Umm... that was tax money. Yours and mine. Socialism.
Got a tax rebate under Bush? Look at that! Socialism.
Do I agree that more socialism would be a good thing? Well, I don't think so. As a matter of fact, I believe one of the quickest fixes for many of our problems is to remove a lot of the socialist things from our system. But, I do see your point about socialism for the big companies. That I agree with completely. I know the Commerce Clause gives the government the right to do that to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, but it has been a gross misuse of tax money.