>>Or is it just the term itself?
>>Having the government decide "who gets what" - do you have another more pleasant name for it?
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>The government will decide who gets what? Are you speaking of health care reform or more generally?

Ok, no new more pleasant name, socialism it is.

Its ok if you want socialism.
The social stigma will gradually fade away as people get used to it.
Then again, I'm not sure how people will feel about the US being a former superpower.
The British seem to deal with it ok, or is that why they drink so much?