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Originally Posted by Hylton
Now I want GM to succeed just as much as the next guy. In fact, I don't think their is one person in this thread who does not want that to happen but the act of a govt. taking control of a company and lending it money is a very slippery slope for anyone who believes in capitalism. The ideology is just plain wrong (unless you live in China) and frankly gives me the creeps.
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Coming from someone in Ottawa, where socialized healthcare has been a way of life for some time, that reply surprises me.
However, you can argue about socialism quite a bit. For example, here in the States the same people who complain about America's healthcare becoming socialized are the same ones complaining about their social security going out the window.
Both are socialized programs, and both put capitalism in the back seat. Why trust the government with a percentage of your check every month, but not with your health care?
Why not with your private industries, such as GM, when they are on the brink of collapse?
Someone also stated something about Europeans having no choice in their lives compared to Americans. For what it is worth, I've been to Europe, and they seem to be doing just fine. Probably better than us.