What Is Socialism?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml What do Scandinavia, Bernie Sanders, and the Soviet Union have in common? Arguably the most misused theory of all time: ...
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What do Scandinavia, Bernie Sanders, and the Soviet Union have in common? Arguably the most misused theory of all time: socialism. The word is thrown around in popular culture and political discourse as both a pejorative and a compliment. But how can the same system be behind both the Nazi Party and Finland’s world-class education system? What exactly is Socialism? Well, in it’s most simple form, socialism is when a population collectively owns and controls the means of production, and distributes the end result proportionally. In practice, however, control is usually delegated to the state. While the distribution usually comes in the form of underlying social welfare to satisfy everyone’s basic needs, like housing, education, and health care. The end-all purpose is to guarantee a lev...
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What do Scandinavia, Bernie Sanders, and the Soviet Union have in common? Arguably the most misused theory of all time: socialism. The word is thrown around in popular culture and political discourse as both a pejorative and a compliment. But how can the same system be behind both the Nazi Party and Finland’s world-class education system? What exactly is Socialism? Well, in it’s most simple form, socialism is when a population collectively owns and controls the means of production, and distributes the end result proportionally. In practice, however, control is usually delegated to the state. While the distribution usually comes in the form of underlying social welfare to satisfy everyone’s basic needs, like housing, education, and health care. The end-all purpose is to guarantee a lev...
