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Originally Posted by IllTestYourGirls
Obama now has the government in total control over 7% of the economy and they have always controlled 100% of the money through the IRS (minus fractions of black market/tax cheats).
It does not matter what you name it, it matters what people think it means. They think it means the government is gaining more control over your everyday lives and that is true. Because the government does regulate and control 100% of the private sector to one degree or another.
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Originally Posted by BestXXXPorn
When people say we're headed towards socialism they aren't saying we are a socialist state, it rarely happens overnight :P What they are saying is that this new legislation, healthcare and purchasing of GM (among other things), are socialist and fascist ideals respectively. When we start making "exceptions" to the rules we create a very tricky gray area where everything is subjective.
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If your definition of moving towards socialism is the Fed government taking control of private assets, then Bush is more a socialist since TARP took control of more private assets with buying bank shares at cut rate prices than any other President in US history.