[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <jbcs85$k45$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> 
> Seriously, "socialism", when not used for propaganda, generally refers 
> to government ownership of "big" things.  That is the exception in the 
> US and the rule in many other countries.

   Socialism means the government owns things, operates things, and 
   provides things, under the excuse that would be better for society.

   Social Security is a government operated program which provides
   payments to senior citizens (and a few others).  Along the way
   some of the money you earned became governement owned (a tax) for the
   purpose of that program.

   A pure socialist state would own everything, operate everything,
   and provide everything.  Most 1st world governments own some things,
   operate some things, and provide some things.  When they own and
   operate a program for the purpose of providing income, that's a 
   socialist program, even if it's only a minority of things.