White House rhetoric under the US president is fixated on an alleged internal "red shift," reminiscent of McCarthyism but not targeting foreign powers. The author notes that Republican leaders label Democratic welfare policies, like health insurance and household subsidies, as 'communist.' This is deemed puzzling, as such measures do not infringe on private asset ownership. The text proposes a policy test focusing on private ownership rights, arguing that good welfare provisions can, in fact, strengthen capitalism rather than undermine it. The author suggests the current "communist" label applied to domestic welfare is misinformed.