Originally Posted by sperbonzo

I was a political science minor in College, and I"m very politically active.... I know what socialism is, and the reason why Americans don't want it is that this is a very different culture to that of the EU. You are used to VERY strong central governments that have kept all power to themselves, including the ability to rebel, etc.... (see the 9th amendment)

The US was founded on the principle that the PEOPLE had the power, and that THEY allowed the government to have certain rights, under strict limits, not the other way around. Also, as this country is MUCH larger than any of the EU countries, our system was set up to give much more power to the state and local governments, rather than a central federal government (see the 10the amendment.)