Technically, public schools, fire, and police are socialism too... but I think the real problem is the federal government. Being a politician should not be a career. There should not be enough to do in D.C. to justify being up there more than a few weeks a year. If a state wants to levy 80% income tax and provide cradle-to-grave socialism, cool. They got to compete against the 49 that aren't. No federal income tax, instead the federal government sends a bill to every state that it's legislature must approve and mail a check. That would fix 90% of this crap.