[lisper]

> "social democrat" - are you sure?

Pretty sure, yes. Why do you doubt it?

> some services are social goods and should be treated as such

I'm not disputing that. I'm just taking issue with the marketing strategy. I don't like selling it as "free education" because that's a lie, and I don't like lying because it catches up with you eventually. I think it should be called what it is: government-subsidized education. (I also think it should be means-tested. I see no reason for society to pick up the tab for rich people's kids.)

[ROTMetro]

Should we call all grocery stores 'government subsidized food stores' since American AG receives a huge amount of government subsidies? Gas stations 'government subsidized gas stations' or maybe 'government owned' since a large amount of US oilfields are on US government owned land via leases? Should anything that is government subsidized should have some pejorative prefix added to it or just free education?

[lisper]

Are the grocery stores in your area advertised as “free”? Mine aren’t.