More than 100 democratic socialist elected officials, staffers, and organizers from across the US met in New Orleans for the How We Win conference last weekend. The gathering demonstrated American socialists’ growing influence and confidence.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not socialism because it does not replace private markets with government ownership or control of healthcare; instead, it builds on the existing private insurance system by requiring insurers to follow certain rules (like covering pre-existing conditions) and by helping some people afford private insurance through subsidies, while leaving hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies privately owned and operated.
This is just capitalism with different paint. It is not socialism. The people on the left who are in charge would like you to think it’s socialism because it’s not socialism and they are not socialists. I understand that the ACA was a good thing, and I can understand how it might be confused with socialism because it helps people. But it is not in any way socialism. The United States has us so beaten down that we will accept anything remotely not bad as good. Don’t let them do that to you. You are better than that. You are worth more.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not socialism because it does not replace private markets with government ownership or control of healthcare; instead, it builds on the existing private insurance system by requiring insurers to follow certain rules (like covering pre-existing conditions) and by helping some people afford private insurance through subsidies, while leaving hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies privately owned and operated.
It is socialism due to having a left “outlier” score on the US left-right scale.
This is just capitalism with different paint. It is not socialism. The people on the left who are in charge would like you to think it’s socialism because it’s not socialism and they are not socialists. I understand that the ACA was a good thing, and I can understand how it might be confused with socialism because it helps people. But it is not in any way socialism. The United States has us so beaten down that we will accept anything remotely not bad as good. Don’t let them do that to you. You are better than that. You are worth more.
Oh, I’m fully aware of what the better path is. Though I have reason to believe I would not survive it.