they keep bringing up that this country's problems are the result of socialism.they never bring up the fact that it is run by a dictator, or that most of the country is funded by oil money(see gas prices), let alone the united states cutting the country off from trading with most of the world. the whole thing seems off
Social ownership could take many forms, such as worker-owned cooperatives or publicly owned enterprises managed by workers and consumer representatives. Democratic socialists favor as much decentralization as possible. While the large concentrations of capital in industries such as energy and steel may necessitate some form of state ownership, many consumer-goods industries might be best run as cooperatives.
Democratic socialists have long rejected the belief that the whole economy should be centrally planned. While we believe that democratic planning can shape major social investments like mass transit, housing, and energy, market mechanisms are needed to determine the demand for many consumer goods.
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jrfg1743 ago
they keep bringing up that this country's problems are the result of socialism.they never bring up the fact that it is run by a dictator, or that most of the country is funded by oil money(see gas prices), let alone the united states cutting the country off from trading with most of the world. the whole thing seems off
Unreasonable ago
Socialism requires dictatorship to be run efficiently. Without a central government, how do you have central planning?
Dysnomia ago
Socialism and decentralized planning are not mutually exclusive.
Unreasonable ago
Yes they are. Decentralized planning is called local democracy.
Dysnomia ago
http://www.dsausa.org/govt_run_everything