American Socialism

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: The U.S. already has many successful and popular socialist policies.
- Pro 2: Socialist policies can work with capitalist structures to undo the harm done by unfettered capitalism.
- Pro 3: The American public supports the implementation of more socialist policies.
Cons
- Con 1: The U.S. already has too many costly socialist entitlements.
- Con 2: The job of the U.S. government is to promote equal opportunity, not promise equal results.
- Con 3: The American public supports a capitalist economy.
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