Bill Quigley: Nine Myths about Socialism in the US
Glenn Beck and other far right multi-millionaires are claiming that the US is hot on the path towards socialism. Part of their claim is that the US is much more generous and supportive of our working and poor people than other countries. People may wish it was so, but it is not. As Senator Patrick Moynihan used to say “Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. But everyone is not entitled to their own facts.†The fact is that the US is not really all that generous to our working and poor people compared to other countries
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While the article does an excellent job of debunking the “myths” it cites, I have a question that I’m sure many of you have, but is unanswered:
If the U.S. WAS on a path to quasi-socialism, what would be WRONG with that? Personally, I think the U.S. could DO with a little more socialism and a little less capitalism.
What say?
Posted on 10-Apr-10 at 1:48 pm | Permalink