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Re:What We Learned from a Year of Americans ‘Risking It’ Wit... by olivermarks on Friday December 28, 2018 @04:33PM (#18779604)
It's worth noting that the modern US usage of the term 'socialized medicine' was invented, amplified and promoted by a pr firm for the for-profit medical insurance industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialized_medicine#History_of...
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Re:What We Learned from a Year of Americans ‘Risking It’ Wit... by TomMckenny on Friday December 28, 2018 @05:04PM (#18779830)
No surprise really, the word "socialism" has been used to attack any pro consumer / pro employee policies since the first red scare 100 years ago. Indeed up to the '70s, even civil rights was painted as "commie".
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