Only in the minds of the right-wing news commentators. No truly socialist country would tolerate what passes for medical care in the United States.
And while the media consider the United States a 'democracy', it actually started out as a Union, until the schism in the 1860s. Or a Constitutional Republic.
As for rag picking, it's important work. The local electronics recycler is overwhelmed, and they have to rely on work-release from the local jail for their 'volunteers'.
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