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> What I'm saying is the US is adopting more socialist ideas, and it's spreading the tax dollars around to more and more citizens in more types of ways, like th
by tathougies 7y ago
> What I'm saying is the US is adopting more socialist ideas, and it's spreading the tax dollars around to more and more citizens in more types of ways, like the rest of the developed world has been doing for decades very successfully.
Rubbish. The Defense production act invoked today is from WWII and extremely limited in scope. After the crisis is over the government will be forced to give up these powers. And thank goodness. This is no way to run a free country in normal times.
- grecy 7y ago> And thank goodness. This is no way to run a free country in normal times I take it you're aware of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and virtually ALL the other developed countries on the planet who function this way every day of the year and do very well.
- tathougies 7y agoAustralia, Canada, and New Zealand don't have the same kinds of guarantees on freedom the United States does, frankly. I don't know much about the other three's laws and can't comment.
- grecy 7y agoNow I'm genuinely curious, as I lived 23 years in Australia. What freedoms are you talking about?