OPINION | Welfare ≠ socialism

OPINION | Welfare ≠ socialism

The United States has a capitalist economy. Yasel Avalos says the government should implement more social programs without the fear of socialism. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock. Capitalism. The ideology that many champion as “free” and “democratic” while naming welfare for the poor as socialism has ultimately led to the rise of wealth inequality in the U.S.

While socialism is equated to countries that are undergoing civil disruption and northern countries with high tax rates, capitalists use these excuses to bash welfare for the poor.

Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, in the eyes of American capitalists, are seen as “socialist,” even when […]

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