The Spectre of Socialism

We often hear otherwise intelligent people say, “Trump is the only thing standing between us and socialism.”  What a strange remark that is.

What would a Biden presidency be like?  He’s a centrist Democrat like Obama, and there will be very little difference from what we experienced from 2008 – 2016. Keep in mind that the Supreme Court is even more conservative now than it was then, which will work to impede against progressive’s agendas.

The only things that Americans want that are at all socialistic are universal healthcare and free tuition to public schools.  Though getting there may require replacing the taxes on billionaires that Trump removed, this will result in:

• better health outcomes and compliance with public health rules

• better educated young people who are not saddled in debt

• less interface with police, crime, and incarceration

• a stronger democracy, more voter participation, and better protection of personal liberties, as educated people are harder to lie to and suppress

• a larger tax base, derived from a more productive America

• greatly improved image of America on the world stage

• an improvement in environmental quality, as educated people will not tolerate the degradation of water and air standards, runaway greenhouse gas emissions, etc.

Outside of the amoral super-rich, the American people will all be very grateful for the change.