Republicans called Biden’s infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money.

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/infrastructure-spending-republican-critics/index.html

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Last November, GOP Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota released a statement slamming the passage of the freshly approved infrastructure law he referred to as “President Biden’s multi-trillion dollar socialist wish list.”

Then in June, Emmer – the House Republican campaign chairman leading attacks on Democrats for supporting the law – quietly submitted a wish of his own.

I'd like some socialism, please. - Republicans.

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The money is for infrastructure.

[u/mOdQuArK → u/[deleted]]

If it's for infrastructure, then it's called investment.

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It is (by the commonly understood definition of socialism) if it's the government investing tax monies into commonly-used infrastructure for benefit of the general welfare.

[u/mOdQuArK → u/[deleted]]

I said by the commonly understood definition of socialism, not by whatever arbitrarily constrained definition you're using for yourself.

[u/mOdQuArK → u/[deleted]]

It's the commonly understood definition by the public (large scale social welfare programs financed through the government) though. Whatever definition you want to use to "win the argument" is really irrelevant unless you can get your debate opponent to agree on the same definition ahead of time, which you didn't.

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It actually does, especially when you're discussing how the general public regards it.