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A lesson in socialism

Mon., March 16, 2020

Apparently some people have difficulty understanding what socialism is. When a candidate proposes a health care system “Medicare for All” that eliminates private insurance as a part of the equation, you have “nationalized” health care in the U.S. That IS socialism, pure and simple.

When you forgive all college tuition debt, where does it go … into cyberspace? … some “cloud”? No, to the government and the U.S. taxpayer, and you have nationalized college education. Again pure socialism.. and on and on …

Mike Ryan

Nine Mile Falls

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