There are just nine steps from freedom to socialism to societal breakdown
By Tom Del Beccaro | Fox News
Talk of socialism is suddenly everywhere. The journey from a free society to socialism, however, does not occur overnight. It’s a stepped process that begins slowly and ends with a rush.
Here are those steps:
Step 1. Massive Government Spending. Socialist states have government at the center of their economies and feature enormous spending programs.
In early 1990s Sweden often cited as a socialist state, government spending exceeded 70 percent of its economy. Under President Jefferson, government spending was approximately 2 to 3 percent of the economy. Today, we are at 36 percent. Sweden, now walking away from socialism, has reduced its spending share to just over 50 percent.
Government education, retirement, and medical care -- nearly cradle to grave spending -- are three cornerstones of future socialist states.
Obama once said you can create a governing majority of those dependent on government. Elizabeth Warren is now promoting “universal child care,†which would extend that dependence.
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