Reply #7: It is not socialism they are afraid of.

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They quickly jump in to give socialism a try when the finance corporations, like Bear Stearns, are in trouble. The republican government didn't hesitate to bailout their Wall Street buddies when their gambles on sub-prime securities went sour. Socialism is an easy scare for republicans. It's code for living off the government but they don't mind socializing Wall Street and corporations.

It's just the little guy they want to stand on their own two feet. Corporations, Wall Street, bankers are all supported with your and my tax dollars.

Why they find it so offensive to help the poor and suffering individual, yet pour billions into helping the rich and powerful is beyond me. Can republicans be so stupid that they don't realize that bailouts for bankers is socialism?