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Wow, hang on to your socks there TNE...You're not totally wrong here....I'll explain...We have in place today a certain level of creeping Marxism that has taken progressive socialists in this country a century to put in place...And a hint for you, these progressives were in the Republican party, as well as the Democrat party...In fact the last time that progressives tried to poison the wonderful experiment called America was during FDR's reign, and before that during Wilson's reign...In both cases progressives showed too much of their true face, and were soundly rejected for decades...Now, they rear their ugly heads again...I don't know what the outcome of the current push will be the history is still being written, but I can only hope that this country wakes the hell up before this generation fully embraces the **** that comes with unabashed authoritarian socialism, and gets back to the rugged individualism we are founded on.
A country can be judged best on how it treats its poor. I don't have a problem with the idea of government welfare. I have a problem with how it has been implemented and its currently run. It is in need of DESPERATE reform and accountability. But the fact it exists is not Marxism to me, it's humanity.
Welfare was not designed to be some super secret plot to bring down America. Just because people believe that the less fortunate should have a safety net does not make them a Marxist by any stretch of the imagination. Again, I'm not saying welfare doesn't need reform, it does.
Even Romney who most of the right voted for didn't believe in getting rid of all welfare and I am willing to bet ANY right-wing candidate isn't going to either.