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> I thought socialism had a relatively strict definition. It does. It is social ownership of the means of production. As a democratic socialist AOC believes
by hwillis 7y ago
> I thought socialism had a relatively strict definition.
It does. It is social ownership of the means of production. As a democratic socialist AOC believes in worker ownership and democratically controlled market entities. Accordingly, she is very pro-union and pro government jobs programs. The GND has many aspects of a socialist jobs program. Free trade and higher education is a socialist position as well as a welfare position. Medicare for all is socialized insurance. 70% marginal tax rate is a way to limit the concentration of individual wealth and market/political control and while it is not inherently socialist it is extremely consistent with socialist values.
- varjag 7y agoMost of developed capitalist countries have effectively "medicare for all". Making it about "socialism" is basically redefining socialism to be anyplace which is not USA.
- hwillis 7y agoNo, it is not. In practice all governments have capitalist and socialist aspects. Having a single socialist program does not define a country as socialist. The UK has nationalized healthcare- doctors are literally employees of the government. It doesn't really get more socialist than that, but it's still just a single program. The government as a whole, and the country as a whole, leans significantly more towards liberal capitalism.