manifold
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Yes, MA is officially a commonwealth. But in reality it looks, walks and quacks more like a socialist republic.
I live here.
The govt here tells us you must have insurance or pay a yearly tax/fine to the govt for not having it. I call that govt intrusion but not socialism.
We dont have socialism in my state, we have very liberal legislative and executive politicial tendancies though.
Split hairs much?
and btw: We most certainly do have socialism here, and federally. What do you think Social Security is? What do you think Unemployment Insurance and Welfare is? We might not be Socialist, as far as the whole state ownership of the means of production goes, but we certainly do have many socialist programs. And I'm not against them necessarily either, I just think there exists an optimal level, which MA (and the Fed) are in danger of exceeding to the point of diminishing returns.
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