The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Socialism

...is in our DNA.

Sound the alarms!
Socialism is coming.

But wait,
isn’t it already here?!

Medicare,
Public Drinking Water,
Public Firefighters,
Public Airwaves,
Public Lands,
Public Museums,
Public Roads,
Public Utilities,
Public Schools,
Public Zoos,
Social Security,
Social Services,
and let’s not forget
the Veterans Administration.

Go ahead and scream it.
Get it out of your system.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch!

But of course this isn’t true.

You forget that first free lunch,
enjoyed at your mother’s breast,
and the countless others since.