The argument here was about the cost of socialism. I'm not holding up any country as an ideal model for anything in this argument, merely pointing out the ridiculously inaccurate assertion that socialism will bankrupt a country.

"It is easy to serve up socialism to your citizens when you haven't paid for your own national defense since the end of World War 2."

Or? What's the counter point to that? You don't need me to actually say it, do you?