[lbo-talk] American history is full of successful socialist institutions

[c b]

America has a lot more successful socialism than Americans know. The
Post office system is a successful socialist enterprise. That's why
the tea Republicans r trying to kill it, and privatize government as
well. Privatization is capitalist stealing from successful socialist
institutions within a mixed capitalist/c/socialist economy  (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy) . Much of local government
, such as water and sewerage departments (!!; ever heard of anyone
being poisoned by drinking water from the public water system ?)
garbage pickup, fire departments, public lighting, EMS, public parks,
are socialist institutions. Social Security, Medicare, unemployment
compensation, workers compensation, Welfare, PUBLIC EDUCATION (!) are
all successful socialist institutions in America. Of course, the
military is socialist. Computers were first built by the military. The
space program is socialist; it took us to the moon. America has a
mixed socialist/capitalist system.

In Detroit, the capitalists are trying to steal money from the
socialist municipal government pension system , extraordinarily
successful.

 Britain , Canada and France have socialist health care systems.