Resolved: Barack Obama is not a Socialist

Okay, since this is the final round, it is mostly for rebuttals and any last proofs to support your position. President Barack Obama is not a Socialist. We haven't heard Obama saying, "Let the Federal Government nationalize Best Buy and the rest of private America!" Obama and the Democratic Party is still incorporating Capitalist, albeit slightly left wing policies. These policies are not to massively redistribute the wealth, to tax the rich of all they earn, to nationalize all private property, and to have collective farming. I looked and found the ten planks of Communism: 1) Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes. 2) A heavy progressive or graduated income tax. 3) Abolition of all right of inheritance. 4) Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. 5) Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly. 6) Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State. 7) Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. 8) Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. 9) Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of the population over the country. 10) Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form and combination of education with industrial production. Now, America has A CAPITALIST MIXED ECONOMY, which I said earlier in Round 2 is: An economic system that allows the simultaneous operation of publicly and privately owned enterprises. Obama has not been a foe of Corporate America. The Stimulus Program resulted in raising Corporate Profits to record highs, and Obama has put many Corporate officials in Government offices to help stimulate economic growth by having Smart Government working with Private America to have the best outcome of all, because, as President Lincoln said "A house divided cannot stand," and having people say "Government is the cause of problems" is taking out a factor that can help improve our nation. Obama has instituted less new regulations than President Bush up to this point in the presidency. Plus, Obama's regulations have cost less than other Republican presidents', about $8 billion compared to Reagan's 1988 $16 billion. Also, to help wrap this up: - Obama has been supportive of Capitalist America, and liberals such as him are supporters of Private Property rights and Capitalism - Obama has called for a tax of 39.6% on the wealthy (Clinton era levels), not much if you consider how a Progressive tax helps society when implemented the right way - The estate tax does not "eliminate all inheritance" but allows rich inheritors to need to work some to make the nation more progressive and equal, and prevents us from fully relying on our parents for money - Obama hasn't called for ending private property rights, liberals and him support individual rights. - The Federal Reserve maintains the stability of the financial system of private America and is needed to prevent frequent recessions/depressions that occurred before the Fed's creation, helps maintain private banks by setting interest rates/ Fractional Reserve Banking - The Federal Gov't does regulate environmental protection, this is the most I can think of - Unions among workers are voluntary - The government has not interfered with this point at all - We have banned child labor, and have free education. However, private charter schools exist, and Obama supports them as well to maintain healthy competition in education As you can see by the points, our nation has not become Socialist. We have a Capitalist Mixed Economy, where both the public and private sectors work together in different ways, but the private sector has more influence in the U.S. economy (Government has only 20-25% of total spending). Obama has not supported Socialism, will not call himself a Socialist, Socialists say he is not a Socialist (why abandon a potential ally? I rest my case). Obama is a Capitalist Mixed Economy supporter, the system that promotes overall a market economy with necessary government intervention. Liberals and Obama support Capitalism with necessary government intervention to maintain the law. They are Democratic Capitalists. Now, Socialists say, "Let's abandon Private America for good," but we don't see anybody doing this (besides real Socialists such as Brian Moore). Lastly, why would Obama put Corporate executives in power in the government if he "was a Socialist", who would eventually eliminate private business??!? http://www.education.com... http://thinkprogress.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.ontheissues.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.huppi.com... http://en.wikipedia.org...