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Bluetus

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2. Fire department, police etc.

Reply to wcmagumba (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:19 PM

9 hrs ago

All insurance policies are inherently socialist, in that they pool the resources of a large group to cover those who are unlucky.

Many sports arenas are at least in part, publicly funded. That's socialism, at least for the team owners.

Publc libraries and museums.

Public trasit.

The weather service and FEMA.

etc.

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Everyone in this country who uses public roads, flies from airports with control towers listens to public airwaves... [View all] wcmagumba 9 hrs ago OP

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Fire department, police etc. Bluetus 9 hrs ago #2

Firefighters; Police Depts. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #3