Republicans are the modern Marxists. They've gone so far right, they've come back around on the left, and they're now indistinguishable from Stalinists.
Democrats are now the true capitalists, the heirs of Adam Smith. Smith pointed out the necessity of progressive taxation and tight regulation of capitalism, lest it devolve into cronyism and monopolies. Under Republican policies, croneyism, monopolies and the gradual destruction of capitalism are what we've gotten.
You have never read Adam Smith. Why pretend?
You've never read Marx. Why pretend?
You might take a look at this one, too.
10 planks of Communist manifesto
Communist Manifesto 10 Planks
1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
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Obama Set To Propose Taxes On Capital Gains, Inheritance, And Wall Street"
Obama Set To Propose Taxes On Capital Gains, Inheritance, And Wall Street - Shadowproof
And this:
"Government control of private sector activity...is aptly described as Bolshevik- or Marxist, socialist, collectivist, statist, or, for that matter, fascist, too.
Indeed, nationalized health care was one of the first programs enacted by the Bolsheviks after they seized power in 1917(Banks, insurance companies and means of communications were also taken over by Soviet authorities immediately."
Dziewanowski, "A History of Soviet Russia," p. 107.
Now....what were you saying about 'pretending'?