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WV Theme... #49A / 49B ...individual<--->groupSOCIAL WELFARE STATISM / SOCIALISM
I am a believer in the concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government (statism). I prefer a strong national government that: 1) takes responsibility to ensure that everyone is looked out for by providing extensive social services, and 2) assures environmental quality, workplace safety and societal stability through appropriate regulations. (Note: While social welfare states heavily tax private property, they don’t challenge its sanctity as socialism does. Pure socialist states have centrally planned economies, state control of all means of production, and all property held in common (communism) for the public welfare.)
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Theme #49A:Social
Welfare Statism--Alternate Concise
Characterization with Wikipedia Entries summary
Wikipedia article: Welfare State
WV Theme
#49B:Socialism--Alternate
Characterization with Wikipedia Entries summary
Wikipedia article: Socialism
values the common good and the public
interest
don't mind paying higher taxes
for more services, etc.
values safety net government welfare
programs
believes quality of life enhanced by government
regulations
values strong state, centralized
economic
planning
prefer Social
Democracy with capitalist mode of production
prefer Democratic
Socialism
with social ownership
prefer single party controlled socialist
market economy
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