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If ever a sincere and deeply-felt frustration, even a fiery and righteous indignation, with the condition and direction of the United States, our “city upon a hill,' happens to coincide with the appearance of an arrogant, vulgar, foolish, ridiculous, hateful, and fearful megalomaniac who will stroke the nation’s vanity, beware.

To believe that socialism has never worked ignores how socialistic the United States actually is. The United States has a lot of socialistic policies and programs that everyone would be outraged if they were taken away. One of the policies is that the government will give assistance to anyone who suffers from major disabilities. My cousin, who has Down syndrome, receives aid from a socialistic program. He even has Medicaid which is a socialistic program. If we were only a country that practiced capitalism, he wouldn’t receive any help and be expected to fend for himself if his family didn’t take care of him. My grandpa, who recently passed away, received Social Security for years after he retired. His health deteriorated to a point when he could only walk with a walker. Capitalism does not support the elderly. In a purely capitalistic system the elderly would be left to fend for themselves or be taken care of by their family. Socialism has been a large part of the United States, and it are the most successful country in the world. Socialism has worked and can work.