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How Socialism Gains Popularity
How Socialism Gains Popularity
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times,
More than 80% agreed economic hardship can make socialist policies attractive even to people who oppose socialism.
Most Americans see communism in an unfavorable light, and a strong majority of Epoch readers say it’s incompatible with the United States’ founding principles. Yet socialism, an early stage of communism, continues to attract people by promising equal wages, low costs, and public benefits.
The goal sounds appealing, but the means have historically included higher taxes and extensive state control.
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