LogFAQs > #949304728

I won't change your mind. However, I will say that there needs to be balance.

Societies tend to get violent, collapse, rebel, and so forth when the lowest class of society reaches the point where they are want for even basic needs such as food and shelter despite efforts at jobs and such.

Socialism should be present to such a state that it prevents this from happening, even in light of the usual corporate greed. Oh, rampant capitalism should have limits to what they can do too, of course (otherwise they will do everything they can get away with to make profit), but you can't over-restrict them and still expect people to actually be able to succeed at something new. Socialism is a method to protect the ability to succeed, while giving a safety net that doesn't directly interfere with this.

Naturally, socialism can be taken too far too. If taken too far, then there becomes no point in working anymore, and thus you stagnate your society/nation/etc. Not taken far enough though, and it becomes a big issue.

Simple access to shelter, food, water, and enough power/energy for basic needs (and at least a restricted internet access to such a degree that you can use it to look for work) is effectively what should be a universal thing. If you want something more, then work and get money for your entertainment, your more comfortable beds, your fancier houses, and so forth. And there should be nothing preventing you from being able to do better and progress in the world if you wish to. But a baseline degree of living really should be gauranteed at this point. And nothing more than this.

People must WANT to do better, or else they will not.
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