The core aspect of socialism is the means of production and the fruits of labor [and exchange of all this] in the hands of the people. Only the distribution par

The core aspect of socialism is the means of production and the fruits of labor [and exchange of all this] in the hands of the people. Only the distribution part are what any safety net programs are about. I assume socialist policies means govt programs. The people you’re referring to would not be saying companies are taking advantage of the zeitgeist and raking in bigger profits knowing inflation talks will take all the blame or straw manning like your 2022 line. Gas prices rising so much providing incredible profits is an obvious example of this. No one in the White House or Senate are socialists. Bernie is like the Nordic model: capitalism + large safety nets + govt programs. The senate has been in republican control or with the useless Dem leaning current situation with too many conservative Dems. Trump’s regime did some of the biggest “socialist policies” spending. It is wild to assert the right pass socialist policies.