By: Dr. Clifford Porter

The reason people are flirting with the idea of socialism is simply that the costs of healthcare and housing are too high and Congress is not solving it. Those in power get the blame. With the seeming internal take-over of the Democratic Party by the Democratic Socialists of America, the promises of quick fixes by punishing the rich corporations are seemingly plausible, with catch phrases like “Medicare-for-All.”

Healthcare is increasingly the No. 1 issue for voters. There is a stranglehold by both hospital and insurance corporate cartels subsidized by government cronyism, profoundly worsened by ObamaCare (the ironically named Affordable Care Act). Voters are now willing to try something else if elected officials won’t act.

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