>>Just because the U.S. is not totally socialist does not mean we don't have much the same benefits of a socialist system. Look at all the social programs which are funded by American capitalist taxpayers - Social Security, Medicare, General Relief (Welfare), food Stamps, low-income housing, no-income housing, unemployment Insurance, free public education through age 18, subsidized education in public colleges and universities, tax write-offs for dependents and child care services, federal assistance for home buyers, federal assistance for student loans, no-interest small business loans.<<
Kakki, please tell me why you needed to say that all these worthy programs are funded by 'American capitalist taxpayers'. Why 'capitalist'? Why not 'American workers' or 'American taxpayers'? I imagine that millions of the people who pay their taxes don't see themselves as 'capitalists', and surely you agree that socialists, communists, anarchists and just plain non-political folks who work in the US economy are taxpayers too? mike
