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Originally Posted by corollaman
We have had socialism since the 1930's,s tarting with Teddy Roosevelt's New Deal, then social security, then medicare in the 1960's. This new healthcare plan is pretty much just medicare for everybody, not just seniors.
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Check the history book's it was Ted's cousin that formed the "New Deal" Social security was apart of the new deal, this and some others were added at a later date.
[Several New Deal programs remain active, with some still operating under the original names, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The largest programs still in existence today are the Social Security System, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Fannie Mae.] Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal
Most others were released during the 1970's push for deregulation of the government.
We are just working our way back up the ladder, so we can all prosper!
If you thought that was socialism son, I would suggest some light reading on the topics of Marksizm, Progressive Movement, Socialism, etc. During the period from the 80's through the end of 90's, this country saw a huge amount of growth in private and public companies in all kinds of different sectors (mostly tech), that is not exactly the ideals of socialist reform.
We are getting closer everyday, kind of.