[lbo-talk] Soros, Volcker, Depression, Nationalization

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Sun Feb 22 22:07:23 PST 2009


Chris Doss wrote:
> What the hell does that mean, practically speaking?
>
>
> --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Bill Bartlett <billbartlett at aapt.net.au> wrote:
>
>>Socialism is the social ownership and control of the means
>>of production and distribution. That's what my
>>dictionary says. So there's no need to worry about
>>whether "socialists" agree on a definition, the
>>definition is settled.
>>
>

Seems pretty obvious to me. Public libraries, public fire departments, and public roads are all examples of effective socialist economic production in the U. S. today.

Miles



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