When this nation was founded in 1776, the words "communism, socialism, marxist" did not exist. Samuel Johnson's 18th Century English Dictionary is one of the first in the English language. The term "socialism" is not in there. Thanks to the tech bros, the dictionary is available on line.
"marxist" didn't exist. Karl Marx wasn't born until 1818.
"Communism" didn't exist. The dates of the communist revolution: 1917-Russia, 1921-China, best information I can find online.
One of the first Republiclowns to use the word "socialism" in connection with Medicare was Ronnie Raygun, with Alzheimer's disease, making ads.
Ken Burns in his documentaries Thomas Jefferson and American Revolution made good use of the last sentence in the Declaration of Independence: "And to support this Declaration, and with reliance on protection from Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor.
When the Declaration was written, the regimes at the time were all monarchies: Catherine the Great was on the Russian throne until 1792: socialism, marxism, and communism did not exist. Given the term "socialism" did not exist when this nation was founded, calculate how many benefits the US middle and lower classes have been denied. What is the dollar amount?
