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Old 01-14-2008, 08:10 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by garysher View Post
I find that very few Americans really understand what Communism and Socialism are, and aren't aware that the US, like all successful industrialised economies, utilises a mix of capitalist and socialist economic policies.


Most people regard socialism as an almost unspeakable evil!

IF you want to turn people off Universal health care then all you have to do is call it "socialised medicine"!

Yet Americans don't bat an eyelid when they buy produce from socialised US farms or drop off their children at the local socialised school.
Agreed. Not to mention that "universal health care" (in general) could mean anything. "Single-payer" and "socialized medicine" are actually two different things, though closely related.

You're right that in American politics, the use of the term "socialized medicine" puts people off to whatever notion they're describing, and usually the debate doesn't go much further than that. However, I'm not put off but interested; must be some kind of freak.
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