This is because under socialism the means of production are with state-owned enterprises with surplus trickling down to the people. The state provides the funding for universal access to state goods and industries are focused on the collective good with all proceeds benefiting every member of society. Economic output is thus optimized and furthermost effectively distributed and everyone fairs equally. Even though this system works in Sweden I would argue that it would fail in the United States merely due to a much larger population and the fact that it is a heterogeneous mixing pot, which in turn fosters animosity among diverse subsets of people and promotion of group self-interest. Socialism seemingly works in more homogenous groups of people that hold similar values and cultural practices or in societies that are fully assimilated across many different groups of
This is because under socialism the means of production are with state-owned enterprises with surplus trickling down to the people. The state provides the funding for universal access to state goods and industries are focused on the collective good with all proceeds benefiting every member of society. Economic output is thus optimized and furthermost effectively distributed and everyone fairs equally. Even though this system works in Sweden I would argue that it would fail in the United States merely due to a much larger population and the fact that it is a heterogeneous mixing pot, which in turn fosters animosity among diverse subsets of people and promotion of group self-interest. Socialism seemingly works in more homogenous groups of people that hold similar values and cultural practices or in societies that are fully assimilated across many different groups of