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Bravo for the clarity of your thought and knowledge. David >From: Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: socialism >Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 17:40:09 EST > >Olga, >Yes. I have been to the USSR 3 times, once in 1977 and I concluded they >needed a good revolution , rather than celebrating the one that overthrew >the Czar, >Poland, Hungary, Yugoslovia, Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, >Finland and all of Western Europe. And to communist countries when they >were >Communist. > >We do have a "mixed economy"in the U.S. I am a former teacher of American >History and know that to be true. I think our definitions must be >different. We >do not have a completely capitalist system anyway, altho as I noted in my >email present day capitalists are getting much more than their fair share >of the >economic pie. I have an old Democrat friend who thinks we are going to >become >a nation of haves and have-nots - the middle class is disappearing. > >In the early 1900's of the Progressive Era we got many things Socialists >wanted, like a progressive income tax with the 16th Amendment to the >Constitution. President Roosevelt, a Republican, believed there were >certain things the >government should do - like rregulate the railroads (he was known as a >trust >buster) and the meat we ate and drugs we took with the Pure Food and Drug >Act. He also favored protecting the environment with the etablishment of >our >national parks. > >He also believed the government was going to be big, just like big business >- >the question was what was it's role to be. President Wilson, a Democrat, >who >followed him during WW I believed in the "New Freedom" or going back to an >era of small business. So you can see our political parties and their >leaders >have changed positions on the issues since the founding of the republic. > >I think it depends on the country and its history, what "socialism" means >or >is. >I could write more, but my hands are tired. > >Ray > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Make your home warm and cozy this winter with tips from MSN House & Home. http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn