The original 13 colonies had some socialism on the local level. Local taxes went to caring for the poor.
Nothing wrong with that.
It’s when the Federal Govt creates life-long entitlement programs, and encourages people to get on it in order to create a dependent class, that we get into problems.
The U.S., U.K. and France are the way NOT to do it. They have created welfare states.
Sweden is very socialist, but it is also a very homogenous, cohesive nation. And they don’t punish and exploit businesses like the American govt.
Huh? Socialism does not work. Eventually, they will have the same problems as every other socialized system.
Socialism is also immoral. How is it compassionate or moral to force one person to labor for the benefit of another? That is the definition of slavery. Charity and compassion are voluntary; not forced by the government.