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**uC4F0NVL** · 11-08-2011, 07:55 AM

"Pretty much everybody"? Who died and made you the grand master of public opinion?

in the last several years, I've seen people argue that we can't have universal healthcare, the EPA, the FDA and the Federal Reserve becayse these are all "Socialist" institutions, so there are a lot of people out there who believe that ANY government control or oversight is "Socialism".

You are confusing the question of whether these program can be sustained and arguments that variants of socialism are bad so shouldn't be implemented. For the sake of argument, let's assume the welfare state is wonderful in the theoretical world. Is it sustainable as presently implemented? Will it kill the economy it depends upon? Is it viable given demographic trends?

11-08-2011, 07:55 AM	#14
uC4F0NVL Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	"Pretty much everybody"? Who died and made you the grand master of public opinion? in the last several years, I've seen people argue that we can't have universal healthcare, the EPA, the FDA and the Federal Reserve becayse these are all "Socialist" institutions, so there are a lot of people out there who believe that ANY government control or oversight is "Socialism". You are confusing the question of whether these program can be sustained and arguments that variants of socialism are bad so shouldn't be implemented. For the sake of argument, let's assume the welfare state is wonderful in the theoretical world. Is it sustainable as presently implemented? Will it kill the economy it depends upon? Is it viable given demographic trends?
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