Yes, both of these are forms of socialism. Our country would have been better off if neither was enacted and people were forced to properly plan and budget for their retirement while taking personal responsibility for their actions. But to be fair, now that I have paid into both for over 30 years I damn well expect to take benefits for both out of the system.
I'm confuzzled: A republican non 1%er has the ability to properly plan for the future despite always voting against his/her best interests when it comes time to vote. How is that possible? And why is it that the republican non 1%ers hate the safety net programs yet don't complain about the oil/gas industry and farmers receiving all those govt subsidies? Better yet: Why the hell can't the red states properly plan for themselves? I think the country would be better off if they stop relying on other states for help.
Suddenly you count military bases, farm aid, and oil/gas tax incentives as socialism. Nice fantasy. Let's get back to properly counting Welfare benefits (TANF, Section 8, EBT, etc.) by State (as USA Today did) that people don't work for and see who the real socialists are. https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...dizing-blue-states.315336/page-2#post-4551821
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