what in your opinion is socialism?

anything I don't like

a temporary measure at best that should be rescinded as fast as possible after the danger has passed.

Receiving things trough time that satisfy you.

Income tax with the creation of the FED.

Govt.ownership and control of the means of production(busineses/factories/farms)

Collectivism. Basically, a pooling of resources for common use.

Just at face value, socialism places people over money and capitalism places money over people.

And just to add, all forms of government are inherently socialist, varying primarily in the degree to which they are.

all countries basically are socialist in a way

all those Trump's hand outs, bail outs of Wall Street are fucking definition of socialism, since he's using government, taxpayer money to do it


Socialism means free health care, free schools, free dentist, free for the people, but the government is paying for it with taxpayers money, look at Cuba and Venezuela for it

Centralized command and control of the economy to favor major corporations in bed with the government.

Socialism and fascism are really very similar and differ only in name.

free services (which government is paying for) unlike capitalist, privately owned clinics, scam insurances etc.

in Socialism, the country is your insurance

Which socialism?

Marxist, National or immediate familial socialism?

KEY TAKEAWAYS
The capitalist economic model relies on free market conditions for the creation of wealth; the production of goods and services is based on supply and demand in the general market.





In a socialist economic model, the production of goods and services is either partially or fully regulated by the government; this is referred to as central planning, and the economic structure that is created is known as a planned economy or a command economy.
Most countries are mixed economies, falling somewhere on the spectrum between pure capitalism and pure socialism.






Capitalism
In a capitalist economy, property and businesses are owned and controlled by individuals. The production and prices of goods and services are determined by how much demand they generate and how difficult they are to produce.

Theoretically, this dynamic drives companies to make the best products they can for as cheaply as they can; capitalism is intended to drive business owners to find more efficient ways of producing quality goods. For consumers, this dynamic is intended to create a system wherein they have the freedom to choose the best and cheapest products.

This emphasis on efficiency takes priority over equality. An equal distribution of goods and services among all members of a society is of little concern within a capitalist system. According to the economic theories that underpin capitalism, inequality is the driving force that encourages innovation, which results in economic development.






Socialism
In a socialist economy, the state owns and controls the major means of production. In some socialist economic models, worker cooperatives own and operate the primary means of production. A worker cooperative is a firm that is owned and self-managed by its workers. Other socialist economic models allow individual ownership of enterprise and property, albeit with higher taxes and a higher degree of government controls.

The primary concern of the socialist model of economics is an equitable distribution of wealth An equitable distribution of wealth is meant to ensure that all members of a society have an equal opportunity to attain certain economic outcomes. To achieve this, the state intervenes in the labor market.

In a socialist economy, the state is one of the primary employers. During times of economic hardship, the socialist state can order hiring, so there is close to full employment even if workers are not performing tasks that are particularly in demand from the market.

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those who work for a living will have to foot the bill...

Why would I strive to build more if everyone else gets a piece of my work..

I would commit nothing to this country should it become socialist. There is NO reason for innovation. No dreams, no goals, no vision.

A road to communism

And as far as Im concerned, those against capitalism are just too lazy to get off their ass and build something great.

Lazy Losers Love Liberals

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Socialism means that what you think are your income and assets really belong to the government.

Socialism is sure that large government is what counts, not the individual.

Socialism thinks that the government exits to be served by individuals, not the other way around.

the bad thing about socialism is that eventually they run out of other people's money.
Margaret Thatcher

A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.


(in Marxist theory) a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of Communism.

So I could get a Cadillac today and many of you'd pay for it?

Or if I worked & paid for my own car I could buy a Mercedes?

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"We the people in order to form a more perfect Union." Etc.