Mark Small

“Socialism is best defined in contrast with capitalism ... and as a proposal for overcoming and replacing it.” Capitalism is like the NCAA hoops tournament for businesses, except history shows that businesses do not always play clean. 30/40

Also, once the tournament is over, there is no re-set for a new tournament. Too much capital is required and, with all that power, the winner usually sues to protect its gains. That’s what happened in the 1890s. 31/40

It is strange that the GOP leaders are fine with trillions to bale out large corporations (Eek! Socialism!) but find it wrong to buy out student debt and provide health care to everyone. 32/40

3) MILITARY IS GOOD: Our oversized military in undeclared wars have killed many, angered more and made us less secure. 33/40

4) RIGHT TO LIFE: Ironically (or not) same ppl who rail about intent of Framers of Constitution do not care that abortion was legal when the Constitution was written, as Justice Blackmun noted in Roe v Wade, 410 U.S. at 129-30. 34/40

Reduce abortions: make contraceptives easily available & @ no cost, support health care 4 all, and sex ed’n in schools. AND: these female candidates cannot speak because in the days of the “founders” women had no rights. 35/40

5) FREE MARKET IS A PANACEA: We have had free market economies in our history. They result in monopolies and oligopolies. There is a balance that must be maintained and going to either extreme does not cut it. 36/40

6) tRUMP: This “town hall” is beng held without an audience because of the coronavirus, COVID-19. The current occupant of the Oval Office has demonstrated his ineptitude as a leader in the face of this pandemic. 37/40