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>In particular the "social democracy" strains of socialism as opposed to those advocating central planning or anarchist organization. Yes; Most people get hung
by rramadass 4y ago
>In particular the "social democracy" strains of socialism as opposed to those advocating central planning or anarchist organization.
Yes; Most people get hung up on terminology and/or specific interpretations but i am convinced this is the natural order of things for the Human species. The balance without going to extremes is what is important.
- zozbot234 4y ago> Most people get hung up on terminology and/or specific interpretations Because terminology matters, and some terms are quite misleading. What some people tend to miss about the "Socialism with Scandinavian Characteristics" that folks claim to like these days is that Scandinavian countries are actually near the very top rankings by economic freedom and lack of excess regulatory burden. I.e. they're actually some of the most free market and capitalist, while applying effective redistribution after the fact (leading to moderately high tax rates). So I don't get why people decry capitalism and free enterprise while praising Scandinavia as "successful" socialism? It makes no sense.
- api 4y agoI’ve thought for years that the ideal would be a very free market with very little regulation combined with a basic income and a strong social safety net. Let people go wild and try stuff and do whatever but raise the floor up to the point where people can recover from failure and where the less fortunate are not suffering. This kind of “social capitalism” could be freer and less regulated than what we have now.
- zozbot234 4y agoSure, but the whole issue is how to get from here to there given the current regulatory environment. Adding even more red tape and wasteful government spending as in the orthodox "socialist"/"anti-capitalist" approach is unlikely to be helpful.