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Seth MacFarlane on Why Bernie Sanders Should Be President (Original Post) jg10003 Dec 2015 OP
Great speech! tecelote Dec 2015 #1
K & R LWolf Dec 2015 #2
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #3
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #4
damn straight farleftlib Dec 2015 #5
It does co-exist RobertEarl Dec 2015 #6
 

RobertEarl

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6. It does co-exist
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 11:12 PM
Dec 2015

Take roads for instance. Built and paid for by socialism, and capitalist road builders make a profit.

Socialism is where things are done for everyone... like roads.

Capitalism is where a few take a monetary gain to the exclusion of others.

Our government is socialistic. It can and does co-exist by using capital, and works best when it uses capital for everyone's welfare.

Therefore our best government employees are people like Bernie, who believe in socialism.

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