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To: justshutupandtakeit; Spiff
Okay, okay -- maybe McCain is an overreach. But between yesterdays Socialist Housing Proposal and todays Tax Credit for PETA Proposal, I'm not seeing the conservative I was hoping for. In fact, I'm seeing pretty much a Gore-lite neo-socialist.
8 posted on 06/18/2002 9:46:39 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: Lazamataz;Doughty One
In fact, I'm seeing pretty much a Gore-lite neo-socialist

Ouch. What an amazingly perfect description.

NEO-SOCIALIST

36 posted on 06/18/2002 10:34:30 AM PDT by AAABEST
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To: Lazamataz
Come on Laz if you recall a little American history the involvement of the State governments in land speculation and assistence to speculators topped anything you see with the program discussed.

At one time the NY legislature allowed its lands to be sold to speculators for the face value of state and continental debts which could be bought for 10 cents on the dollar. This was one of the principal reasons Hamilton's program of funding the debt met with such opposition. It drove up the price of debt and made it unprofitable to use if for land speculations.

Bringing in new homeowners is not necessarily a bad thing and benefits the community and other taxpayers in many ways.

Don't confuse socialism with the welfare state at any rate and the homowner program is certainly closer to the latter than the former. In fact, no part of socialism calls for more private ownership.

100 posted on 06/18/2002 12:55:47 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit
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To: Lazamataz

In fact, I'm seeing pretty much a Gore-lite neo-socialist.

Fabulous terminology!  Most accurate.

You are to be commended.

 

176 posted on 06/23/2002 2:40:37 AM PDT by Action-America
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