Cecil, for your reference is the definition of socialism:

http://www.google.com/dictionary?aq=f&langpair=en|en&q=socialism&hl=en

Notice in particular the phrases "equal opportunity" (emphasis mine) and "owned by the state." So who is delusional?

>The following is the definition of DELUSIONAL: (No offense intended)
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>>It is not socialism and I am really, really, REALLY tired of that epithet being hurled at everything Obama does. Nor do I agree that the new system will be the disaster you describe.
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>>I don't hope it wrecks our existing insurance system but I do hope the industry is forced to change for our benefit. They have been putting us in need of proctologists for quite a while now.