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  • Corhen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For sure, i live in canada, which has socilistic institutions (national healthcare, social security, ect)

    I’m a huge fan of some socialism, but do NOT want to see full communism.

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      1 year ago

      These are not socialist institutions, they’re capitalist institutions. You pay for their services and you get the services you were promised.

      • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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        1 year ago

        Sorry, can you please explain to all us non Americans how nationalized healthcare is not a socialist institution?

      • Corhen@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Thats… the definition of a socialistic institute. Collective healthcare is socialistic, while for profit is capitalistic.

        By your definition, the USSR was capitalistic, since they paid for everything through their taxes.