I don’t support socialism because it doesn’t work, it goes against basic human nature. I’m for helping the poor, that’s why I’m against rampant immigration which undermines entry level workers. I want our minorities to be ‘in demand’. Imagine the impact of a generation of young black men who were gainfully employed since teens.
“Socialism” has a different meaning to people and it’s probably not worth splitting hairs on that one. But I can say that I believe a society with a fairly fat middle class is probably the most desirable one. For that case I’m more in favor a bit steeper tax on higher incomes, the growth of wealth disparity in this country over the last few decades is sickening to me.
For employment, there’s a few things. First those who employ illegal immigrants are the ones generating the demand, it’s hard to stay or want to come when you can’t make a living. Many uneducated immigrants work
hard at jobs many Americans don’t want to do. The impact on work would is not just minorities, but whites also. The problem is that the nice show up on Monday and get a good job, sometimes without a HS diploma, days are gone. It’s not really foreign competition or immigrants that have eliminated the good factory positions, it’s actually automation.
I’m for enabling very basic healthcare for citizens, but that’s not what ACA did.
The problem with “Obama care” is that is tried to be too many things, but market based, subsidized, and required. This is a discussion for another day, but basically if you have insurance you are paying for the health care of the poor. The services the healthcare system writes off. have to be paid by someone.
Actually, I’m probably more of an internationalist then you, spent over a decade living and working abroad.
I’ve spent a few years living overseas also.
