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[–] Feweroptions 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds interesting, what does that mean?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Roads and streets are funded 100% from taxs which make them a social program. I know not true 100% socialism but it's as close as the United States will allow.

Also most Americans always going on especially fucking Republicans and their voter base about how the government should be run like a business. But don't realize the government should never be ran as one.

The corruption already bad enough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, run America like Elon runs Twitter. Absolutely brain dead

[–] PizzasDontWearCapes 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They should be forced to run their businesses as businesses - no more bailouts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All these big names seriously run their businesses like social programs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

which make them a social program. I know not true 100% socialism

This is part of the problem of people not knowing what socialism even is. Even the ancient slavery systems could have social programs (for example famed Roman grain handouts in Rome), and the first modern, universal state funded social programs were introduced in 1889 in German Empire. neither of them was by any means socialist because socialism is not when the government does stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

socialism is not when the government does stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq0EYo_ZQVU

Just wanted to put the clip here. :D