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The COVID Lockdowns Gave America A Glimpse Of Socialism
The COVID Lockdowns Gave America A Glimpse Of Socialism
Authored by Mark Gianniny via RealClearMarkets,
The next time a candidate promises that greater government control will make life safer, fairer and more secure, Americans should remember 2020. They should remember the closed schools, shuttered businesses, restricted churches, isolated families, arbitrary mandates and government checks intended to compensate people for livelihoods government had interrupted.
COVID was not socialism in the strict textbook sense. Government did not nationalize most businesses or formally abolish private property. But the pandemic gave Americans a revealing glimpse of...
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