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Article: Fremont Argus March 20 Letters to the editor
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- March 19, 2009
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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 ...