Name me a democratic president that wanted to create communism or adapt socialism...?

Question

instead of capitalism. If you can't, why all the limbaugh talk of democrats wanting such to occur. Neoconservatives: small minds taking on big ideas.

Answer 1

I would but there are none.

Answer 2

Do you really think that any Democrat candidate would be so foolish as to come out and say socialism is their goal? They don't even admit to being "Liberal" anymore, since Liberalism has become so stained with weakness and a percieved attraction to socialist ideals. They now call themselves "progressives".
But do they believe in Socialism or are they just misunderstood? Lets examine that:

When Bill Clinton was president, Hillary tried to pass "Hillarycare" which was socialized medicine. It would have taken up approximately 25% of the US budget and have put everyone under a system that has been pretty horrid and costly in other countries. Right now the media is criticizing some of the military hospitals as being pretty poor in their care, being government run, but run poorly. This is just a microcosm of what Hillarycare would have been. Bureaucrats who are basically unfirable running healthcare poorly, but they would do so forevermore because once and entitlement, always an entitlement. Have you ever seen a govt program that was both cheaper and more effective?

Then there is the issue of "punishing the rich" This is the belief of pretty much all Democrats, who believe that the only way to make government better is to tax pretty much everyone. And to equalize society, we must bring down the rich to the level of the poor. Where has this worked? In most socialisms the truly rich are the corrupt bureaucrats who control the strings of all. Cuba is a great example, where only one truly rich man exists, Fidel Castro. The populace is poor and suffering.

The Democrats are not stupid, they will not come out and say they believe in socialism, they will simply try to implement socialism incrimentally, as they did for 30 yrs under their care in congress.

Answer 3

Why stop at one I'll give you three democrats and one Republican.

FDR - The Supreme court ruled that social security was unconstitutional and FDR threatened to pack the court by adding additional justices to the court till he got his way. He is the reason there is a limit on the number of terms for a president. He was about as socialist as you can get unless.

LBJ - Topped FDR with his great society ideas. Government mandated health care, the current poor state of health care in this country can be traced back to LBJ. Then lets not forget the war on poverty and the welfare programs that created an entire dependent class, and put us on the path to where we are now with single parent families.

Nixon - Attempted to institute wage and price controls. Which resulted, as could easily be predicted by any first year economics student, in shortages of basic goods.

Bill Clinton - lets not forget that just because Mr. Clinton was unable to ram his socialist agenda through the Republican congress doesn't mean he was totally unsuccessful. He talked about a third way something between socialism and capitalism. But even that is nothing new. The third way was tried by the National Socialist Party of Germany, AKA Nazis. The third way requires that the facade of private ownership is maintained while the actual control of industry is seized by the government through tax policies and regulations. This third way is also known as fascism. And the EPA regulations enacted by the stroke of a pen, which caused "no" economic harm can be thanked each year for the spike in gas prices as the Heinz 57 varieties of gas blends are produced for summer use.

Answer 4

The entire democratic agenda is socialist in nature; communism may be a stretch, but socialism is their mantra.

Hilary Clinton just said that she wants to mandate that private oil company profits be seized and used to explore alternative energy sources. If that were actually done, then oil companies would be controlled by the State. Private ownership is not a socialist concept. They believe that only the government is worthy of determining who can do what with their earnings.

National Healthcare IS socialized medicine. Yes, healthcare is important for all people, and yes, many people lack adequate coverage. But when my premiums are nearly $600/month and I still have $300/month in prescription co-pays, it's not as though my employer is footing my bill. Yet my taxes go to foot someone else's. In reality, my need for insurance coverage precludes me from starting my own business and enslaves me to the corporation. Nevertheless, I have a CHOICE. I have a vested interest in my healthcare services. Once the government is involved, my ability to control coverage and expenses is eliminated.

Taking something from one class for the betterment of another class with less: that's socialism.

I'd go on, but you already have a preconceived notion of how things should be. So take up your sickle and hammer, comrade. We'll soon be China West anyway.

Answer 5

Try Hillary. She proposed a government takeover of the US health care system in 1993. Just last month she wanted to TAKE THE PROFITS from certain companies and put them into a fund for energy development. If that's not socialism...

Answer 6

Capitalism and moderate socialism - working in harmony - would create the strongest America. Those who strive for wealth will not be oppressed, and will be encouraged to do so. But those without the means will have equal access to healthcare. Why do so many Americans oppose the notion of a healthy country?

Answer 7

Hillary Clinton, of course she wont ever be a president; but maybe a presidential runner. The Democrats know that if they let Clinton run instead of Obama, theyll be slaughtered. However, Obama might be able to pull it off. There arent really big differences between Obama and Guillinni even though ones a "Democrat" and ones "Republican"

Answer 8

Hillary Clinton--socialized medicine

All democrats--socialized retirement benefits
All democrats--socialized education and curriculums

HERE'S THE MOST DANGEROUS:

All democrats--congressional control of the Dept of Defense!

If this happens, the beaurocratic decision process will cause us to lose any war we enter.

Answer 9

It took 12 years just to win one election barely and your already insulting half of the country. Thats a good idea! and Noone cares but you about what Rush said its his show it doesnt say anything else!

Answer 10

Bill and Hillary Clinton are both radical socialist. If they hadn't lost control of congress in 1994, we would be living in their version of Karl Marx/Adolf Hitler/Joseph Stalin's workers Paradise.

Answer 11

Answer: Wilson , F.D.R. L.B.J. ...Carter and Clinton!
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