[Always Right]

Is America a Socialist Country?

Not really a yes or no question. Socialism has always existed in this country to some degree or another. It has been getting worse, but then again we are still better than most everyone else in terms of limiting Socialism. There are a lot of things that need to get done like getting social security under control and into the private sector. Reducing the size of the federal government from about 20% of GNP down to about half that.

[John SBM]

It can be a yes or no question in terms on the principles involved. You are referring to the degree of socialization, and I agree we are not yet "totally" socialist. But, the guiding premises today are. As Ayn Rand put it, when you adopt one set of principles to compromise another, you abandon one for the other. Tough, and strict, but philosophically true none the less.