DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM:
I don’t know what folks are so scared of? We ALREADY HAVE democratic socialism:
We have:
- Local ,state and federally financed roads and interstates
- Public schools
- Public parks
- Police
- Fire departments
- United States military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard
- GI Bill
- 40 Hour Work Week (due to socialist unions)
- Minimum Wage
- Social Security
- Medicare
Don’t you want to bring down the costs of health care and to have everyone covered? Everyone will be able to go to get healthcare when they need it and will be able to afford their prescriptions. Right now, my husband gets his prescriptions filled every month. His medications cost us over $250 per month. I do NOT get mine filled; it is $268. Why his and not mine? His is a life threatening condition (severe asthma). Mine is painful, but non-life threatening. I get to live with the pain and discomfort. Yes, it sucks, but we don't have over $500 to shell out each month on drugs.
And, what is so different between having publicly financed
K-12 and having publicly financed college?
When I was growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Kindergarten wasn’t included. Schools were just 1-12. Now, it’s K-12 and we have Head Start and
Preschools. College is a natural
extension. Our young people should not
be starting out with crushing debt.
Some History that shows the progress our country has made:
1647: When the first
schools were established in the U.S. there were ONLY elementary schools, no
middle or secondary schools. Attendance
wasn’t required.
1785: Public schools
were only for the poor in some places.
The rich were expected to pay for their children.
1820: First public
high school in Boston.
1827: Public school
is made available to all (Boston).
1851: First
compulsory attendance laws passed in Massachusetts.
1954: Brown vs. Board
of Education – segregated schools are abolished as “inherently unequal”
Let's continue to move forward.
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