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Originally Posted by central scrutinizer
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Americans love socialism, that's why the American economy is propped up by defense spending where politicians fight to get bits of overpriced items made in their districts regardless of the added expense of shipping logistics/multiple sites ect ect. And that's why America spends more per capita on healthcare then any other developed nation (and that's BEFORE the ACA existed).
Americans just don't like the WORD socialism.
But they absolutely love the socialism that exists within their mixed economy. Some split hairs about who they think the recipients of common revenue streams should be, but they never actually turn the faucets off. No matter what.
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pretty much this....although i suspect it has more to do with black guy in the white house than anything else. when a white guy implemented the program the ACA was modeled after, no one screamed socialism, they applauded and offered the plan as an alternative to hillary's plan when bill was president. when people who claim obama is a disgrace or whatever nonsense, they never have viable factual reasons, just vague bullshit that no one would have ever said about a white president in a million years. the disrespect shown to the office of the president in the last 7 years is fucking appalling.