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47. "Payday"

Reply to Traildogbob (Reply #42)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 07:16 AM

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Retired Air Force guy buries MAGAt in facts and it's a lovely thing to see. [View all] CousinIT Jan 2023 OP

This is something we can all do peggysue2 Jan 2023 #1

over and over and over again housecat Jan 2023 #22

The VA is NOT an example of "socialism," and feeding the right-wing trope is stupid. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #2

Well, without "socialist" taxes, there wouldn't even be an Air Force. Justice matters. Jan 2023 #19

"Taxes" are not an example of socialism either. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #20

Agreed, but they associate them with the Boston Tea Party Justice matters. Jan 2023 #21

Another good reason not to allow "them" to paint false narratives. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #23

Sure it is. And so are public libraries, police, fire departments, roads, and public schools. pnwmom Jan 2023 #26

No. That's dead wrong. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #27

A short primer on socialism, from the Brookings Institution. pnwmom Jan 2023 #29

Articles that claim that socialism "is now seen in light of the achievements Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #32

One of the original definitions of socialism is when "Society as a whole undertakes the.... EarnestPutz Jan 2023 #30

No, it is not. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #31

Yes, it is, "one of the original definitions of socialism" like I said. Right-wingers want people to EarnestPutz Jan 2023 #33

I'm not buying what you seem to be selling. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #34

Thank you for being civil as we disagree. Disagreement are inevitable when one debates.... EarnestPutz Jan 2023 #35

When accepted definitions for political terms which describe political ideologies are replaced with Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #36

Those position papers that I mentioned do provide definitions that differentiate between..... EarnestPutz Jan 2023 #38

It's difficult to have a serious discussion HuskyOffset Jan 2023 #49

The same way political scientists have defined socialism for generations. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #50

Most exxcellent! malaise Jan 2023 #3

About 30/40 years back KS Toronado Jan 2023 #4

As long as Big Business controls most of Big Media, that would be quite an uphill climb peppertree Jan 2023 #8

I agree 100% KS Toronado Jan 2023 #9

Thanks. It is what it is. peppertree Jan 2023 #10

My gut feeling on the debt ceiling is that KS Toronado Jan 2023 #11

I hope you're right peppertree Jan 2023 #12

You might be on to something there KS Toronado Jan 2023 #13

From your keyboards to God's ear. peppertree Jan 2023 #18

They've been doing it for a lot longer than that. progressoid Jan 2023 #16

WOW, thanks for the education, getting forgetful in my old age KS Toronado Jan 2023 #17

It was an idiotic lie then, and it is an idiotic lie now. And Truman called it out. Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #24

See #46 below. They've been doing it since the word "socialism" was coined JHB Jan 2023 #48

Some people seem to be missing the fact that Truman was skewing the mendacity of Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #37

Truman said that in 1952, so it's been... Septua Jan 2023 #40

Yep. And it's even worse now. progressoid Jan 2023 #41

What do they call Traildogbob Jan 2023 #42

"Payday" JHB Jan 2023 #47

The thing that changed back then was the collapse of the obvious counterexample JHB Jan 2023 #46

Thanks for the education KS Toronado Jan 2023 #51

like it republianmushroom Jan 2023 #5

This guy rocks it! Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #6

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TY & Ret Col John Allen! Cha Jan 2023 #14

very good . i n my playbook ," inflation " is another codeword for greed. AllaN01Bear Jan 2023 #15

The government is the nation's The Wizard Jan 2023 #25

Socialism isn't "government jobs," Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #28

I'm pretty sure the current state of inflation was the result of the... Septua Jan 2023 #39

The moral of the story, as always, is "be careful what cuts you ask for... calimary Jan 2023 #43

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Facts will not deter them. Ask my neighbor.. czarjak Jan 2023 #45