Understanding Democratic Socialism

What is the downside of unregulated capitalism?

• Child labor

• Free college education

• Absolute equality

• Medicare for all

What is the downside of communism?

• Child labor

• Free market

• Absolute equality

• Authoritarian regimes

What is the traditional definition of socialism?

• Classless society

• Free market systems with government ownership of major industries

• Unlimited profits for corporations and individuals

• Absolute equality

What do democratic socialists believe in?

• Absolute equality

• Strong social safety nets and larger share of profits for workers

• Unlimited profits for corporations and individuals

• Social ownership of major industries through the government

What type of economies do social democracies have?

• Planned economies

• Communist economies

• Free market systems

• Mixed economies

What policies fall in line with the successful policies of the Nordic countries?

• Authoritarian regimes, planned economies, and government ownership of major industries

• Absolute equality, free market, and unlimited profits

• Increasing minimum wage, Medicare for all, and free college education

• Child labor, contaminated air and water, and concentration of wealth in the hands of very few

What does Bernie Sanders oppose in terms of government ownership?

• Government should own the country's major industries

• Government should own the means of production

• Government should own the grocery store down the street

• Government should not own the country's major industries

What does Bernie Sanders believe in terms of the middle class and working families?

• They should not benefit from the wealth of the country

• Their incomes should go down, not up

• Their incomes should go up, not down

• They should not have a decent standard of living

What do social democracies have in terms of economic systems?

• Capitalist systems with strong social safety nets

• Communist economies with planned economies

• Authoritarian regimes

• Unregulated capitalism

What is the word 'socialism' ultimately up to?

• The government

• The people using it and the policies they are supporting

• The free market

• The traditional definition