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Spoiled Socialists

the poor," says Taghiyeva. "If you want to help the poor, socialism isn't the way to go about it," replies Henderson. At anti-capitalism protests, he points out, "You don't see slogans like 'feed the poor,' 'help the...

the poor," says Taghiyeva. "If you want to help the poor, socialism isn't the way to go about it," replies Henderson. At anti-capitalism protests, he points out, "You don't see slogans like 'feed the poor,' 'help the needy.' It's more like 'soak the rich.'" The socialists object to the wealth gap.

They don't understand that free markets help poor people the most. Margaret Thatcher won laughter and jeers saying it like this: "So long as the gap is smaller, they rather have the poor poorer." "Thatcher was spot-on," says Henderson. It's as if the pro-socialism side believe "anyone above you, they acquired (their wealth) through illicit means.

But then, once you reach that point, you did it honestly." Sen. Bernie replies Henderson. "In American high schools, you get 155 hours of Hitler, three minutes on Stalin, you get zero on Pol Pot (and) Mao.

It's not that people have to be trained into liking socialism; they have to be educated out of liking it." That's what Stossel TV tries to do -- teach people the dangers of socialism before more are misled by privileged voices who never bear the costs. Taghiyeva grew up in Azerbaijan: "My country lived through socialism, but when I came to America for college, all I could see around my campus was communist posters. I don't get it!

Socialism doesn't work!" Socialism sounds good.