Letter: Socialism is not a dirty word

Dana Milbank’s Sept. 15 Tribune commentary titled, “Democrats have become socialists,” uses the word socialist like a sledge hammer and the ultimate pariah.This is a common name-calling technique used to avoid having to discuss the issue at hand. So, who really is a socialist?Do you support tax-funded: high quality K-12 public education, financial support for disabled people, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), affordable local public transportation, public librarie