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[–]JollyRunstride 10 insightful - 8 fun10 insightful - 7 fun11 insightful - 8 fun -  (1 child)

Is the fear of socialism a fear that the government is going to take your money? Over half of your federal taxes go toward war. Billions of dollars for a bomber, but don't you dare give a dollar towards food for another poor person.

[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A bureaucrat stealing your money for war is bad, and a bureaucrat stealing your money to arbitrarily give it to someone else (impartially, wastefully and with way more administrative overhead than the private sector) is also bad. Voluntarily donating and helping those in need is good.