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<blockquote data-quote="Proximity" data-source="post: 7923055" data-attributes="member: 589997">Um, no?&nbsp;Not technically. But it can act as one. It takes money from people very well off and helps out people less fortunate. Isn&#039;t that what a charity does? It is more powerful (in a good way) and more effective than any charity can possibly be.Ok. And? Socialist policies can work. Look at Social Security and Medicare. Enormously successful. Building all those roads and highways? Incredibly successful. Airports and commercial flight? Subsidized and regulated by the government (socialism). Federal pell grants and student aid? Extremely successful application of socialism. Just labeling something as socialism doesn&#039;t make it bad to anyone who is educated and intelligent. (more and more though it seems that rules you out)Sure it is. It redistributes money from people who don&#039;t need as much money to people who do. Not only that, it protects everyone economic rights. (I&#039;d argue it could do a better job of that). Again, it&#039;s morally right and it supports our entire economy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Proximity, post: 7923055, member: 589997"] Um, no? Not technically. But it can act as one. It takes money from people very well off and helps out people less fortunate. Isn't that what a charity does? It is more powerful (in a good way) and more effective than any charity can possibly be. Ok. And? Socialist policies can work. Look at Social Security and Medicare. Enormously successful. Building all those roads and highways? Incredibly successful. Airports and commercial flight? Subsidized and regulated by the government (socialism). Federal pell grants and student aid? Extremely successful application of socialism. Just labeling something as socialism doesn't make it bad to anyone who is educated and intelligent. (more and more though it seems that rules you out) Sure it is. It redistributes money from people who don't need as much money to people who do. Not only that, it protects everyone economic rights. (I'd argue it could do a better job of that). Again, it's morally right and it supports our entire economy. [/QUOTE]

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