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Anyone who says that President Obama is a socialist or that he is moving the country toward socialism is ignorant of what socialism is. President Obama does not advocate that government owns the means of production. He did not nationalize banks in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis. The money that the government gave to Wall Street bankers to avoid a complete financial collapse of the world economy has been paid back. The government intervention regarding the auto industry saved thousands of jobs and the industry is stronger. The healthcare reforms he passed are basically proposals that were advocated by moderate Republicans, and the provision that mandates everyone buy health insurance was proposed by President Richard Nixon. For those of us who are to the left of President Obama, myself included, the accusation that he is a socialist is utterly preposterous.