--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 6/23/06 11:35:36 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I think from comments I have read in this forum before, > > there are a lot of people that want more government > > controls over the economy and means of production. Just > > how much control is a big question. > > Yes, that's a big question, typically unexamined by > those who like to label liberals "socialists,those > the only two choices were unbridled capitalism and > Marxian socialism. > > But it's a lot easier to decide which side you're on > if you can make yourself believe there are only two > with nothing in between. Otherwise you might actually > have to *think* about what's involved. > > (General "you," not you personally.) > > > > Yes I think the question is where do you draw the line from referring to a > country as being capitalistic and being socialistic. There is a point where it > tilts from one side to the other. The more one pushes that balance beam > towards more social programs paid for by the wealthy, the closer it is to tipping > to being called a socialist country. >
The U.S. is a mixture of both, with a very large leaning towards capitalism. But there is an incredibly large segment of the economy that is fed and controlled by the government...to the tune of $2.8 trillion a year (that's the federal government budget): Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Education agriculture subsidies, etc. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
