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While in theory you can, in practice you absolutely cannot do that in bourgeois democracies. The capitalist class would bring an end to the democratic kayfabe if necessary to stop you.
Since the rise of neoliberalism, the welfare systems have been eroding in those countries. They’re moving in the opposite direction.
OP is not from the US nor does he live there now, but keep being confidently incorrect.
First of all it’s not true that half the population wishes the opposite, and second of all research shows that it doesn’t matter what we want. [Princeton] Study: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy