But that's not how socialist societies works. That would be services that cover everyone (or at least a majority) using subsidies rather than just a small safety net used as a last resort by the desperate while everyone else uses privatized solutions. Every society has some subsidized services - even the least socialist. something should only been seen as characteristically socialist if they're mainstream rather than last resort safety nets. The police and fire services would be examples of socialist services for instance. And in actual socialist societies these services are not chronically underfunded since they're supported by the majority since the majority uses them. Underfunded services that are desperate for new revenue since the subsidies are insufficient are not characteristic of socialist societies.
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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw
Don't ask people not to debate a topic. Just stop making debatable assertions. Problem solved.
Last edited by Nouvellecosse; Aug 7, 2020 at 12:58 AM.
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