The idea of socialism has its attractions for many people who would like to see what they think are better living conditions, They ignore the fact that there is not a single really socialist or capitalist system in any country in the world. There is always a mixture of systems operational in most democratic countries,
The key problem is that pure socialist systems have two issue at its core and those are always the same:-
The Cost of Socialism
The answer of Socialists and their supporters as to who would pay for the wonderful world where everything is freely available to all is always a problem. The response is always "the Government must pay for it"
But the Government has no productive means to raise money to pay for the wonderful would of plenty, Governments gets their money from the people in the form of taxation and that is where one of the main hitches occur - the higher the taxes the lower the chances of any economic growth. Aside from that
So what happened in most countries where socialism took over total control - they turned governance into the worst dictatorships the world have ever seen. Socialism invariably leads to Government theft of private property and to stop uprisings on that score means dictatorships evolved. Lets face facts - socialism was the basis of Communism, Nazism and Fascism.
Implementation
When there are talk about total socialism the question always arises as to how it is done, It turns every worker into a Government employee, That brings in a number of key factors happening in all socialist countries - incompetence, bribery and corruption. Huge public service extension essentially includes incompetents and crooks whoa ugment their incomes by bribery and corruption. There is not a single socialist country where it did not happen.
There are really endless examples where all the above is not present. Recent examples are Venezuela, Zimbabwe and even SA.
Scientific Development
Part of the way to undertake new scientific discoveries is linked to private initiatives, If it was not for private initiatives the fourth industrial revolution would never have happened. The same applies to development of new medicines and everything we regard as normal nowadays, Will the socialists do the same - Government always uses the private sector to invest in new developments for a very good reason and that is investments from which they will recover an income to recover their investment costs and make for profits later on.
Will socialist governments invest in such initiatives? Very dangerous for staff involved since not all projects turn out to be successful, The Public Servants will never stick their necks out to embark on any project where outcomes are not certain because they could end up facing criminal or administrative charges if their research does not end up successfully.
Socialism in the USA
It seems as if the Democrats are hell-bent on introduction of an extreme socialist regime in the USA. I have listened to many broadcasts in the USA and came to the conclusion that the DP is moving from a centrist position to an extreme socialist party.
They have moved from socialism to extreme positions on the environment as well Some claims that the world is going to end in 2032 if extreme measures are not introduced, but there is no scientific base for their allegations. They also wants open borders - everyone is welcome in the wonderful paradise they think wills tem from their ideas,
The following are weak leaders and potential candidates for the DP in the 2020 elections:-
* Joe Biden - a weak leader who will always follow instructions
* Bernie Sanders - an extreme socialist who supported the communists ion the past =- already 77 years old
* Elizabeth Warden - an extreme socialist
* Beto O'Rourke - an extreme socialist and a 2032 world end creed supporter
* There are at least 10 other potential candidates who preach from the same prayer book of socialism.
I am not sure whether the Socialist would get support from the ordinary voters, I think most voters will fnd it difficult to swallow their preaching - but it ahs a major negative consequence, It could even lead to a split in the Democratic Party between the centrists (moderates) and the extreme socialist wing of the party.
A typical example relates to potential