Was Marx Right All Along?

Is it just me, or has the U.S. recently sped up its race towards socialism?  Obviously not Soviet-style socialism, but modern E.U. style.  From the Great Depression through the Bush administration, we went from debating the New Deal to passing multiple stimulus' and bail outs during one administration, while at the same time funding programs such as unemployment, Social Security, welfare, food stamps, and a list of other re-distributional social programs.