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Originally Posted by Typhoid

A few socialist policies, not all-out socialism.
I'm aware of what the definition is. I know what socialism is.

Why are a few socialist things that might be better for the "greater good" threatening your way of life and scaring your children while they sleep.

Ah, okay. I apologize for the misconception. What socialist policies specifically then are you asking for an opinion on?

I think a lot of what you were quoting towards the end is a total load of shit. When people think Socialism, they immediately think Communism. I suppose that is the idea of why they keep saying "socialism", however. You don't need to follow socialism directly to the point to have socialist valus, and some socialist principles.

Nobody's mentioning taking anything away from anyone. Nobody is talking of abolishing private property or anything of the matter.

Interesting view on Ayn Rand.

I apologize for quoting those passages, again, I was unclear as to whether we were speaking of Socialism in general, or specific Socialist policies.

What is the loss of public healthcare? What is there to lose from representation for the states by population?

I don't understand these two questions. The House of Representatives functions under the premise of your second question.

I agree, enacting some socialist ideas in a large population will be hard. Not everything, however will be socialized. The main issue, is obviously healthcare. It's nearly ludicrous to have private healthcare with a population as large as the U.S.

Okay, so are we just talking about health care reform specifically, then? We've touched on this issue before in other threads.

I'm honestly confused as to what we should be discussing.