Are we heading towards socialism? Listening to the rants and raves coming from the campaign trail you might think so. With calls for “The Green New Deal,” “Medicare for All” and “Accountable Capitalism,” congressional Democrats have put forward proposals for greater government authority to monitor, regulate and control large swaths of the American economy. President Donald Trump and his supporters are railing against “creeping” socialism.
Though few are promoting classical socialism, namely government ownership of the means of production, the far left is advocating greater control over the private sector by the federal government. Many candidates for the Democratic nomination […]
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