1. Socialism is worse. Even Biden supports a public option, which would be another disastrous entitlement program, bankrupt many insurers and hospitals, and throw tons of people off their healthcare plans (healthcare becomes less of a perk when it can also be gotten free, so businesses would stop offering it). Plus, it'd put too many lives into the hands of government and expand the role of government too much. People fail to talk about this, but even Biden would raise taxes by a trillion + more than Clinton would have, and I didn't vote for her either.
I'll let you know that we already have an official Atlas definition of Socialism as done by esteemed political scientist Wulfric, and the public option is not socialism (but Medicare for all is). Here is the official Atlas definition of Socialism, in its 2 variants (by association and by admission):
This is the current version of the rules:
A socialist by association consists of ONLY the following:
1. Someone who voted for or endorsed Sanders for President,
2. Someone who is in Sanders's immediate family, and
3. Someone who was endorsed by Sanders during a primary election.
One may be absolved of this status by doing any of the following:
1. One may get elected to congress, governor, president, or state legislature and consistently advocate and vote for capitalist policies during a full term, or,
2. If applicable, may apologize for endorsing Sanders and admit that they endangered the country, or,
3. If Applicable, one may present convincing evidence that they have resisted their relation, or,
4. If Applicable, one may disavow Sanders's endorsement of their candidacy.
1. may be applied retroactively with my approval.
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A socialist by admission consists of ONLY the following:
1. Sponsors or Cosponsors of HR 676,
2. Sponsors or Cosponsors of Senate Bill 1804, and
3. Others who have clearly demonstrated, through the laws that they support, that they are not capitalists.
To absolve oneself of this status, one must withdraw their sponsorship of HR 676 or Senate Bill 1804 if applicable, and one must get elected to congress, governor, president, or state legislature and consistently advocate and vote for capitalist policies during a full term. In this case, there will be no retroactive application - they must serve a new term in office and behave appropriately during that term.
