[Steel_Tomb]

I can't see the USA going down a communist road yet... there are still a lot of people who fundamentally believe in Capitalism there, and would be a great big ro******* for anyone who wanted to make the states communist.

I don't even think Obama wants a communist system, just because he wants to create a more fair society doesn't mean his a Marxist. And when I say fair I don't mean equal, you will never have a truly equal society because there will always be someone who has something others don't, weather it be personal wealth or love there will always be something we want. From what I gather he wants to fundamentally reform the health system to something similar to what we have in Great Britain, which is a good thing. With the GDP of the USA they could have a health care system the likes we can only dream of here. LBJ wanted social reform, you didn't see people calling him a communist? The only reason LBJ didn't get there was Vietnam sucking his treasury dry.

Why do people in the Western world away's class "equal" or "fair" as communism? Capitalism works, it just needs regulation to make sure cock ups like what we're suffering now don't happen again. What's to say that making sure people can be cared for in the best possible way when they need it, or to be assured they can have a roof over their heads if something happens is a bad thing? Its a good thing, sometimes we get so comfortable in our own lives we forget there are people who don't have a home due to circumstances out of their control, or can't afford "health insurance" in the USA. Personally, I hate the very concept of paying for general hospital care. Imagine it... "I'm very sorry Mrs Smith, your Son past away on the operating table. That will be $4000 please".