My 10 year old son told me the other day that one of his friends (also 10) said “Obama is turning America into a Communist State.” Now, my son is exceptionally bright and he has no idea what Communism is. I mean, he recognizes the word and all, but he has no understanding.

I happen to know this friend, and more to the point, his father, and thus I know just who the young man was quoting.  I asked a few pointed questions and determined this had something to do with healthcare…again, something about which my 10 year old is blissfully ignorant.

So I pieced it together – Obama’s healthcare initiative equates to Communism…? Now I think the more accurate complaint would be to call Obamacare (hate that term but it seems the only description many citizens recognize – before they go ape shit) socialism. And that would probably be accurate if Obamacare was more like the socialized medicine in every other developed nation in the world. Indeed! Socialism it is.

Except then it wouldn’t cost us anything. I mean, we wouldn’t NEED private insurance. Instead, our healthcare needs would be taken care of through taxation. And if you really think private insurance is giving you better care for less cost, well… it’s all unicorns and rainbows isn’t it.

So here’s the thing, though. Not only does this kid (thanks to his Dad) fail to understand the important differences between Communism and Socialism, he doesn’t even have it right with his complaint.

Of course, what do you expect when both father and son were educated in the local public school system.

By the way – public school? That IS socialism.

Boy, did I have a good laugh with my 10 year old about that one.

Can’t wait until he starts asking about Creationism.