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| 1. | a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. |
| 2. | procedure or practice in accordance with this theory. |
| 3. | (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles. |
(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain stepped up his rhetoric against his Democratic rival on taxes in his weekly radio address Saturday, comparing his plan to "socialist" programs. The remarks were part of a theme McCain has used since the final presidential debate, but his most recent comments were the first time he used the word to describe Sen. Barack Obama.
In the radio address, McCain didn't directly call Obama a socialist, but he let the now-famous Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher nearly do it for him.
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BLOGGERS NOTE: According to my personal understanding of the above cited definition of socialsm, the republican caused and developed economic bailout/rescue plan recently put forth by republican Pres. Bush that has received bipartisan support would be the first step toward socialism in this fine country of ours. Would McCain's political views and/or policies further our nations trends toward socialism considering his strong record of agreement with George Bush?
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