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   Attila wrote in   
   news:vfqrgkpomfo1o6pr54vk27vueedr24gf4v@4ax.com:   
      
   > On Thu, 6 Nov 2025 22:43:24 -0000 (UTC), Webbster   
   > in alt.atheism with message-id   
   > <10ej8ab$1f466$3@dont-email.me> wrote:   
   >   
   >>Attila wrote in   
   >>news:128qgklcc20jd2ju1l6hru4ft8guqg78s7@4ax.com:   
   >>   
   >>> On Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:20:23 -0000 (UTC), Webbster   
   >>> in alt.atheism with message-id   
   >>> <10eisdn$1bcl3$2@dont-email.me> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>Attila wrote in   
   >>>>news:g56pgkl5vphoda11ksneo9uie6klrasojt@4ax.com:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On Wed, 5 Nov 2025 18:17:06 -0600, The World of Is!   
   >>>>> in alt.atheism with message-id   
   >>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>Attila wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On Tue, 4 Nov 2025 04:47:35 -0000 (UTC), Webbster   
   >>>>>>> in alt.atheism with message-id   
   >>>>>>> <10ec0h7$3dg3f$1@dont-email.me> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Trump wants to build nuclear power plants.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> He has chosen Westinghouse to build them.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> He will pay Westinghouse $80 billion for the projects.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> In return he has compelled Westinghouse to pay him the   
   >>>>>>>> government 20   
   >>>>>>>> percent of any “cash distributions.”   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Between now and the end of January 2029, the government can   
   >>>>>>>> compel   
   >>>>>>>> Westinghouse to go public via an IPO, at which point the   
   >>government   
   >>>>>>>> will be awarded 20 percent ownership of the company, likely   
   making   
   >>>>>>>> it the single largest shareholder.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> This is literally seizing the means of production - AKA   
   Socialism   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Socialism takes 100% of everything in sight.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Socialism in action will be shown under the mew mayor of NY.   
   >>>>>>> As long as the city survives the experience.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>You're an alarmist. Socialism is not communism and increasing the   
   >>>>>>socialist nature is like a pH measure not an inducement to 100%   
   >>>>>>socialism. Libraries are socialist structures how are they bad?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Libraries do not produce a product for sale.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Where is the money coming from to support all of the free   
   >>>>> stuff socialism promises? Will you work for nothing to help   
   >>>>> produce any of it?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Before you say "Tax the rich" be aware the "rich" are the   
   >>>>> one's who can easiest afford to simply pick up and move out   
   >>>>> of the tax jurisdiction. Frequently taking their business   
   >>>>> with them.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>By definition, employee owned companies (like Costco) are socialism.   
   >>But   
   >>>>that's not what conservaturds call "socialism".   
   >>>   
   >>> Costco is not owned by it's employees:   
   >>>   
   >>You're right. Try these instead:   
   >>==========   
   >>America’s largest majority employee-owned companies employ collectively   
   >>over 630,000 workers at some of America’s leading companies. These   
   >>include two of the 20 largest supermarket chains (Publix, 4; Winco,   
   16),   
   >>eight of the 25 largest engineering and design firms (HDR, 6; Burns &   
   >>McDonell, 9; Parsons, 10; Black and & Veatch, 11; Gensler, 15; HNTB,   
   19;   
   >>and CDM Smith, 23; and Terracon, 24), the third largest lawn and   
   >>landscape company (Davey Tree), two of the 15 largest construction   
   >>companies (PCL, 8; Hensel-Phelps, 12), two of the largest electrical   
   >>distributors (Graybar, 3; Border States, 10), the largest decorative   
   >>plywood and veneer manufacturer (Columbia Forest Products), the 20th   
   >>largest wealth management company (Baird), and the three largest US AID   
   >>contractors (Chemonics, DAI, and Abt Associates).   
   >   
   > They all have competition.   
   >   
      
   So?   
      
      
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