Americans have been trained to expect so little compared to the citizens of other advanced democracies.
Socialism is an economic system. Democracy is a political system. You can have both.

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Yes indeed鈥攚e expect little and receive even less.
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We've never been an advanced democracy. At most, we've only managed "fledgling" &/or "unstable" democracy. It's not that we expect too little. It's that Americans refuse to raise their kids to support policies that allow other people to have a good life too. #ParentingFail
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鈥nd after 30 years, you retire with full pay.
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That little infographic doesn鈥檛 mention tax rates though.
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Greed has destroyed America 馃槶
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Sweden isn鈥檛 socialists and they get pissed when they Hear it being called that
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There is candy and pastry everywhere, yet overweight people are few and far between because of Lagom and a society that encouraged walking and biking
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Not just to expect so little but to actively fight for it
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Right wing media has people still convinced that neoliberals like Biden are communists. Propaganda works.
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