> Lots of countries burn money on labor and goods they don't need, they just call it "socialism" instead of "defence" I suppose in your eyes, 'need' is a loade

> Lots of countries burn money on labor and goods they don't need, they just call it "socialism" instead of "defence" I suppose in your eyes, 'need' is a loaded term. Maslow's hierarchy of needs, while subject to some debate, has become a popular consensus on what the term means. Many socialist policies are in favor of universal health-care, food and housing programs etc. which sit at the foundation of the hierarchy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs