All sucessful governments are a mixture of capitalism and socialism. Social Security, medicare, and medicade are socialism. Try and take SS or medicare away from even the staunist conservative and you'll have a fight on your hands. Many elderly people would be absolutely SOL without the above.

The PPACA has been a lifeline for lots of poor AND middle class but it was a half ass measure because of the partisan opposition that refused to come up with something better.

My brother was a comptroller for 15 years with a degree from one of the best business colleges in the nation. After the economy tanked in 2008 he couldn't buy a job even sending out up to 100 resumes a week. One of my board of directors was in the same boat. Fortunately my brother published a book and sold about a 1000 copies to hold him over, and he worked at Walmart, but PPACA was a Godsend for him as he wouldn't have had healthcare without it. However it wasn't without issues as the insurance company tried their hardest to cancel his policy for nonpay when he had the cancelled checks to prove otherwise. It took some government interference to keep them honest.

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 09/24/15 07:42 AM.
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