• plyth@feddit.org
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    1 day ago

    Socialism does not work it

    What’s your argument against it working if single payer healthcare works?

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      12 hours ago

      The begining of this whole conversation was me explaining how universal healthcare has nothing to do with socialism and I have explained to you multiple times how what you’re describing is social democracy which is not socialism.

      Can you tell me that you are acknowledging what I’m saying instead of asking nonsensical questions and avoiding my core statements like you’re some kind fundamentalist evolution denier talking to an atheist calling show on YouTube?

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        8 hours ago

        Under actual socialism, the state owns the means of production. There is no private sector to tax. There is no flow of revenue from independent businesses because those businesses no longer exist as independent entities. Your points about taxation, profit collection, and philanthropy only make sense inside a mixed economy, precisely the system you claim to be replacing.

        That’s your explanation. I quoted Wikipedia showing that there can be a flow of revenue. So why can’t socialism work like single payer healthcare?