AFL-CIO’s Trumka: ‘Socialism would be a step up for me’

PJ Tatler ^ | June 2, 2011 | Bryan Preston

[decimon]

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Trumka said he’d like to see the U.S. become more like a European nation that provides pensions and health care for all its citizens. He said he is accustomed to criticism and doesn’t mind if conservatives call that socialism.

“Being called a socialist is a step up for me,” he said.

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[decimon]

I think he meant he's called worse things. Whatever.

[FlingWingFlyer]

All the communists say that.

[Jim Robinson]

Freaking Marxist pig!

[reg45]

It was a step up for Hitler and Stalin also.

[cripplecreek]

[gov_bean_ counter]

Idiots like this always think they’ll be one of the “chosen”.

[reg45]

see the U.S. become more like a European nation that provides pensions and health care for all its citizens

Let's pay for it with a 10,000% tax on union dues.

[dhuynh73]

That what everyone being calling Turmka, Socialism would be a step up for a bunch of union thug like yourself; that what is wrong with this nation; therefore we need to make Hussein a one-term president.

[boop]

Trumka of course will be one of the “chosen ones” in his Utopia, still pulling in 600K/yr with gold-plated benefits. Meanwhile, the little people will get diddly-squat.

[Brandonmark]

[jimfree]

He’s not a socialist in my mind. Rather he’s a fascist and thug.

[fish hawk]

The poor bastard must really be down in the gutter for Socialism to be a step up.

[Secret Agent Man]

FUT.

I call things by their proper terms. I know socialism when I see it.

[Political Junkie Too]

Trumka said he’d like to see the U.S. become more like a European nation that provides pensions and health care for all its citizens.

Then who will pay for our security like we do for Europe, that allows them to divert their own resources to social programs?

-PJ

[RichInOC]

Dick Trumka...before he dicks you.