[DwightShrute]

Originally posted on 01/27/2016:

Canada has socialist political parties, and some socialist policies like single payer healthcare (which by the way is shitty, many really ill people on waiting lists come to the U.S. to get treatment and pay cash) but the economy is capitalist. they don't redistribute wealth to make sure there's equality.

And FYI I hate the inequality of capitalism right now in the U.S., however the current system grows the pie overall even for those on the lowest end of the economic food chain. Socialism shrinks the pie, but keeps everyone equally poor. I'm referring to hardcore socialism where governments set prices and wages to keep things "fair". Life isn't fair which is why it doesn't work.

Anyway my 2 cents, just scares me seeing a proclaimed socialist that spent his honeymoon in the old Communist Soviet Union having such a large following. It' be nice if he beat out Hitlery, and there was no Trump but right now it's all FUBAR. I know a lot of people like Trump, I want to but he's too much of a clown, and by that he contradicts himself all the time and makes no sense. not the guy I want to give control of nuclear weapons lol.

agree and I knew you were referring to the hardcore socialist governments. The Canadian health care system works pretty well despite the negative criticism. If you are really sick, you will get treated. If it can wait, sometimes you will wait. Its not perfect but its inexpensive.

Trump isn't perfect by no means. He's not a smooth politician like the others. That's his appeal at the same time. He has gotten much better and looks presidential in the debates and rallies. He seems more real to me than the typical politician who is about as phony as one can be. I guess the choice comes down to whether you wanna elect the same old politician who tells you nicely all the promises you wanna hear and then proceeds to break them all once elected OR try someone different, like a successful billionaire deal maker.