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Socialism does not necessarily mean welfare state or vice versa, unless you strictly define socialism as being any government service offered that could potenti
by rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
Socialism does not necessarily mean welfare state or vice versa, unless you strictly define socialism as being any government service offered that could potentially be offered by a private firm.
We are socialists as long as we use tax dollars to pay for public police officers and firefighters.
- logfromblammo 10y agoIs it still technically socialism if the public servants answer only to the ruling class, and are almost completely unaccountable to anyone else?