"The Republican argument of the moment seems to be that the difference between capitalism and socialism corresponds to the difference between a top marginal income-tax rate of 35 per cent and a top marginal income-tax rate of 39.6 per cent." - Chris Wetherell
I've made a decision to encourage those who scream 'socialism' to write checks to Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and others to offset the grievous redistribution of wealth undertaken via the stimulus rebate. Everyone, regardless of taxes paid in, got the same rebate - so cough up the dough or join the ranks of happy socialists. - AJ Kohn
maybe it's because I'm Canadian, but I so don't understand Americans' obsession with the concept of anything related to socialism.... - Jeremy Toeman
+1000 Jeremy - there is no "pure" form of govt. - that is because all of them are theoretical and unachievable. - Brian roy
Because socialism == communism in American eyes. And communism is of course bad, mmmkay? So don't do drugs, don't be a communist, because doing drugs and being a communist is bad, mmmkay? - Alex Scoble
Alex you forgot being gay...and beware if you're a drug using communist homosexual... - aka Taylor
This is obvious. I mean, look at what the tax rate was under that raving socialist Dwight. D. Eisenhower. I mean what exactly did that commie ever do for us? - Jeff Jones
