> 81% viewing free enterprise positively, compared with 54% for capitalism and 39% for socialism > capitalism is much more likely than free enterprise to be as

> 81% viewing free enterprise positively, compared with 54% for capitalism and 39% for socialism > capitalism is much more likely than free enterprise to be associated with unequal distribution of wealth. This is why the terms "capitalism" and "socialism" are largely useless in political debates, and people are mostly talking past each other. When you look specifically at what Americans like about socialism, it's health care, education, welfare, and equality. I don't think many people want central planning of the entire economy, which is why critics of socialism raising the bogeyman of the USSR are missing the point.