Article: Fremont Argus March 20 Letters to the editor

Socialism

THE WORD "socialism" is being thrown around a lot to describe various programs the Obama administration wants to fund. It seems "socialism" is the ultimate dirty word in politics.

I'd like to remind readers of just a few programs that are run by the city, state or national governments that we would be worse off without:

Police and fire departments. Streets and bridges. Farmers and ranchers. Public schools. The public library system. Water -- 86 percent of America gets its water from a publicly funded utility service. Sewage treatment plants. The local, state and national weather services. The state and national park systems. Our military (including the National Guard) and veterans ...

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