Why do Socialists (including the Left) hate this phrase so much? More specif­i­cally, why do they accuse anyone who uses it of spouting “empty rhetoric?” As if the words don’t have any meaning beyond their political history? The phrase was coined by the AMA back in the ‘30s when it opposed Medicare. The AMA was a very strong opponent of Medicare, and (rightly) asso­ciated the program with Socialism. Socialism was, itself, deeply reviled at the time, sometimes for less than legit­imate reasons (see, e.g., those godless commies). For some reason, modern Leftists (who are really Socialists, all) fly into a spitting fury if [ . . . ]

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Our Glorious American System of Welfare and Entitlement has been, in no small part and despite Bill Clinton’s inef­fectual efforts to the contrary, instru­mental in increasing the size of the Welfare-​​​​dependent popu­lation of this country. If you’re poor, one of the fastest ways to get money without having to do any [Ed: well, much] work is to have a baby. Having more kids means you get more money from TANF, more food stamps from WIC, more tax credits, more free services. Now, Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary R. Clinton wants to give every baby born in America an automatic five grand. The [ . . . ]

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New York Senator and aspiring Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary R. Clinton is set to unveil her new plan to enslave physi­cians and ensure that all Americans have equal access to death today. Highlights will include: indi­vidual mandates, requiring all Americans to buy health insurance; employer mandates, requiring employers to pay for employee health care; and insurance mandates, barring insurance companies from charging unhealthy clients more for coverage. Specifically, Clinton’s package would also require insurers to provide coverage for anyone who applies for it and would also bar insurance companies from charging people with greater health care costs more for their [ . . . ]

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