Posted on 10/14/2008 6:58:38 AM PDT by markomalley
Sadly, I don't think it'll be sold as "socialism," so when it fails, people won't say, "see, that socialism stuff failed--let's go back to free market capitalism." It'll be just the same as Social Security is today. It's only going broke because "we're not making the right kind of investment in it."
Instead, any future experiments in socialism won't fail because of socialism. They'll fail because "greedy rich keep finding ways around the system." Or, "expectations of the citizens are too high," and need to be re-calibrated.
But it may be impossible to go back to people taking care of themselves. The United States could become post-Katrina New Orleans--awaiting programs and orders from the government, before we can do anything.
Not me. I’m going to Montana to do the skiing that others don’t want to do.
I heard a rumor that Henry Waxman wants that post cause he just loves INVESTIGATING things!!! /sarc
Do ya think that Waxman would fit into Hoover’s dresses?
This article, which I read on the GOP site itself and commented upon, should be in the hands of every GOP candidate and should be used nationally in ads and in all 435 districts and in all 33% of the Senate races where the Pubs are getting slaughtered. The public might, might just well wake up. But, it is very near the end and the darkness is spreading.
I hear ya but there is a reason why we are heading down this path. IT’s because VOTERS, or at least enough voters, WANT IT!
THEY WANT SOCIALISM! They want the government to solve all their problems but they don’t realize it’s teh government causing all their problems.
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