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In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher Drops A Reality Bomb On Republicans: American middle-class was created though socialism [View all]ND-Dem
(4,571 posts)27. and right he was
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Bill Maher Drops A Reality Bomb On Republicans: American middle-class was created though socialism [View all]
kpete
Jan 2015
OP
Talking to a friend that works for a medical insurance company. Just where did your job come from?
brewens
Jan 2015
#2
Any kind of size-able middle class is impossible without government intervention
stevenleser
Jan 2015
#3
I am an upper-case 'D' Democrat, but I'm really a lower-case 'd' democratic socialist.
ColesCountyDem
Jan 2015
#9
socialism = socialized means of production and socialized distribution of benefits/wealth. so
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#28
sorry, they *are* socialist; the cost and benefit is socialized. the opposite would be privately
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#35
if the government was paying for free entertainment for the masses -- yeah, it was at least
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#41
The main reason was the existence of the soviet bloc and communism as the "threat of a
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#29
no; the decline *started* before the collapse, but not "way before". There were rebellions
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#39
Good on Bill. Joaquin Casto was great. Dems. should put him in a cabinet position or VP asap.
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#23
I suspect Julian Castro will be the Dem VP nominee in 2016, or in 2020 at the latest. nt
tblue37
Jan 2015
#38
Don't think he's had Warren on the show; he should. Naomi Klein was on last fall, Bernie too.
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#46
Confession: We bought our house with the GI Bill. Couldn't have done it without
JDPriestly
Jan 2015
#49
We do have Socialsm in this country, it's called Privatize the profits - Socialize the losses
Dont call me Shirley
Jan 2015
#55
Oh is that he says? What does Rush Limbaugh think? And how about Mitt Romney?
closeupready
Jan 2015
#63