I was thinking a bit about those who cry “Socialism!” to all sorts of modern proposal. Besides the fact that those who know what they’re talking about seem to define Socialism as more than “the government spending tax dollars to help people,” it always seemed that, if that’s what socialism is, we have plenty of it. Here are some things that I’m pretty sure could be argued to be to socialism:

• Libraries
• Fire departments
• Police departments
• Paramedics (and hospitals)
• Public schools
• The military
• The Post Office
• National parks
• Student financial aid
• Highways, bridges, subways

That’s just off the top of my head. I’m sure there are a lot more.