I needed that hammar
I assume you disagree with the concept of Corp bailouts, correct? I wouldn’t call that Socialism (although I oppose bailouts too), but the King was Obammy.
I don’t like bail outs for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the biggest reason is that the government picks and chooses who wins. I didn’t/don’t love Mitt, but he was correct about bankruptcy for the auto manufacturers. That’s exactly what our bankruptcy laws are designed to address. Much more often than not, the taxpayers are not repaid.
Please explain how Medicare and Medicaid have been useful in reducing the overall cost of healthcare.
Medicare/Medicaid do a piss poor job of cost containment. Often what happens is the costs are shifted over to the private market which is why more and more providers are not taking Medicare/Medicaid patients, especially Medicaid. The administrative costs of those programs alone are huge. Never mind the increased costs that hospitals and providers incur just to comply with all of the Medicare/Medicaid regulations. They have to hire teams of medical coders just to figure out how to appropriately bill a claim. The only way to drive down healthcare cost is through the competitive forces of a free market, which we haven’t allowed in decades.
Roads and airports aren't socialism.
Make no mistake Trump Baby and the Republicans in general only want less government when it suits their own personal interests. Cases in point: They use Big Government to block Medicare drug negotiations re Big Pharma so drug companies can reap billions of dollars in profits on the backs of ALL Americans. They oppose clean water rules so they can store polluting chemicals near our rivers in "ponds" or contaminate our water supply with runoff. They want to open up federal lands, parks, landmarks, to more oil / mineral exploration. The BS examples are endless from the Right. That's their definition of less government.
Funny. Karma is a bitch! "I'm voting in a national election against the worst candidate in our history and it doesn't matter who it is." Isn't this what the Trumpers used for rationale in '16 and still cling to a totally broken ideology in '20? Huh? There's absolutely nothing socialist about universal healthcare or fair taxes or the wealthy paying a fair share or EPA rules or a strong defense or Medicaid. Those programs have had BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT for decades. Stop being silly.
Forget it. Surprised if OP will answer.
There's a difference between a social program (roads, fire depts, police, schools, etc.) and socialism, but I think you understand this.
I don’t think you understand what Socialism is. Every society has a public component. The difference is the existence of a private sector or the amount of control over the private sector. In places like Cuba, almost nothing is private. In most European countries there is a distinction, but there is a heavier and sometimes much heavier reliance on Govt than the US. It sounds like you prefer the European model over the US. I don’t, and neither does any other person who immigrated from Eastern Europe or South/Central America.
Medicare Medicaid don’t contain cost they shift it to those who aren’t on the program.
Tell that to the good people of Venezuela. It's funny how Venezuela was thriving (not that long ago) until... socialism. They went from being the wealthiest country in South America to being told when they could shop for food and eating their pets... and fleeing the country.
That is a tremendously simplistic description of Venezuela's problems. The primary problem they have is political corruption and incompetence in conjunction with failing oil prices and reduced oil production due to lack of investment. None of those issue are in any way unique to a socialist state.
Is Norway's business controlled primarily by the private sector and private property?
I could have sworn that was little bush who gave all the money to the banks.
Amen brother all they can do is hate on Trump because there is nothing good or American about that crowd
How many different cultures in Norway hell how many people have 10 babies by 4 different women in Norway
