“What’s funny about that is they assume my ambition is positional. They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.”

    • Aljhaqu@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It is… Unless you want to raise the “That is not the real Socialism” commentary.

      Also, that is how it started in Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina with Kirchner.

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        2 months ago

        Funny, I don’t remember reading in any theory book that “Socialism is when government tries to control prices”.