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In reply to the discussion: If not "socialism", what should we call "spending tax dollars on things that help everyone" [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Until I analyzed the particulars of the two. Social infrastructure spending and the taxation that underlay it, are designed to ward off anarchy. Now, a person can validly argue that governments are somewhat deceitful in how that principle is applied, i.e., those that benefit the most from anarchy being held at bay should pay more in taxes, because that is a bargain for them when compared to the alternative.
The risk that both capitalism and socialism have is that a very small population of ultra elites will control most of societies resources, leaving the rest of the population facing varying levels of struggle. When taken to an extreme, the dichotomy created by the distorted ownership of resources causes society to collapse into anarchy.